The young boy continues to stare in silence, leaving the old man to respond to her questions.<br/><br/>"Travelers are welcome here... Or were. In these days, not all who come down the highway are of good intention. But I've no reason to doubt you. Pass and be welcome. We have an Inn down the street, the Palace of Blue Lanterns. The lanterns should let you find it, even when they aren't lit."<br/><br/>The boy snaps out of his trance, suddenly concerned for the focus of his adolescent hormones.<br/><br/>"But will she be safe there? The Shigemori stay there! You know what they've done to girls..."<br/><br/>"This one can no doubt handle herself" the old man responds. He glares at the boy, then turns back to Momohime. "The Lord left with all able-bodied men two years ago, and never returned. We're what Kosajuro has to guard itself, and a few others like us. The Shigemori moved in six months ago. A band of brigands but nobody here can shift them. They set themselves up in the Palace of Blue Lanterns and haven't moved since. It's the only Inn the town has, though, so you'll have to stay there or beg shelter from some of the townsfolk.<br/><br/>"As for this Kagetogi, I can't say I've heard of him. If he was here, though, he stayed at the Inn."