For the briefest of moments, Miku had been brought back into the conversation. Well... not quite. More like she was acknowledged briefly. It was news to her that her Ije-chan was spending time with the prince, though admittedly, she had been wondering where he'd been running off to lately. Her brother tended to keep things on a need to know basis. She suspected a number of reasons, among them were the inability to accidentally give out important information, and their own protection.<br/><br/>Either way, this news was slightly off-setting to her. If the prince was "taking a shine" to Ije-chan, then surely that was good for their chances of winning this competition. But her worry was whether Ije-chan was taking a shine back. If this was purely strategic, she could deal with it no problem. But... if it was bigger than that...<br/><br/>Miku tried to keep the worry off her face, but while she was thinking, she'd lost her place in the conversation. The topic had moved on to things she was far less comfortable with. After a moment, Miku gave a slight bow and excused herself. "Please excuse me," she said, "But I don't think I'm the proper company to be discussing such affairs in." She lifted her head and gave a slight smile, then looked to the twins, "It's better left in the hands of the experts, yes?"<br/><br/>She waited to be excused before retreating to her room for a bit. Miku gave a tired sigh and flopped down on her bed.<span style="font-style: italic">I'm exhausted.</span><br/><br/>----------------<br/><br/>Ijemaru frowned at the turn of events, but he knew he had no place sifting through the princess' delicates. Ijemaru's frown deepened as things continued. "Whoever did this seems to favor silver," he stated. It seemed they'd finished searching most of the main room. That left the bathroom and the princess' bedroom.<br/><br/>"Perhaps you should take the bedroom," the middle Hisuka boy stated pointedly. "Please though, do be careful. Call for me if you need me." He knew the prince couldn't literally call for him, but he could come fetch him, or hit a wall or stomp or something.