Hitomi bowed her head as Kurosawa rose from the table to gaze out the window. "Then I will continue as I always have." She smiled softly as he head rose once again. "When the sun rises, it will be a better day." She too started to rise, however her gaze would grow sharp however the moment there was a soft tap at the sliding paper door. Moving to open it Hitomi was quickly meet with the eyes of another servant. "I thought there was strict orders to leave the prince in peace...." Hitomi spoke quietly as her eyes sharply peered at the woman before her. "I apologize lady Hitomi, my interruption was not intended for the prince... A messenger has come for you, he said it is most urgent.."<br/><br/>Again Hitomi's gaze grew sharp to this. "I see.. Tell them I will be there soon..." Hitomi nodded to the servant, however before the woman would slip away she grabbed her sharply by the arm, of course out of the prince's line of sight. "Next time you will tell him to wait, there is no excuse for interrupting the prince's time of mourning... Your family would be shamed by your actions..." She whispered, though easily herd by the prince, But with that she quietly shut the door before turning to pick up the pieces of the board game. "I apologize my prince, it seems someone feels they are important enough to interrupt your time with me.... I will see too it that it is sorted out..." With that said she carefully placed the last piece into the box before turning to leave. "If it brings you peace, I can join you for breakfast if you like." She awaited his answer before Slipping out.<br/><br/>Still gazing out into the garden the prince would be gifted by the beautiful silence of the night dancing over the lands. The soft chirps of birds would fade only to be replaced with the sounds of fogs and crickets, but yet something out of place would catch his eyes as he gazed out into the garden. It's fur was white like the snow in the late season, and it moved so swiftly it would even be a question if he even seen it at all. A white fox was a sign of good fortune, but yet wild animals where almost never seen inside of the palace gates, more less in the village it self... Gazing out to where he seen the furry flicker go, he would not see anything beyond the brush that made the Gardens... That was until a light would catch his attention.<br/><br/>However being far from the omens of spirits the light emitted only came from a small paper lantern, carried to light the way as the sun was nearly faded from the sky. Who was carrying it however would be surprising, as none other then Hitomi in her simple grace was seen traveling out into the gardens, and in the same direction he seen the fox run off... Although before he could call out to her about the possibility of a wild animal being on the grounds, she already vanished around a corner of a shrub....