The King and Queen raised their graceful arms to wave farewell, and the court all bowed and pleaded with the newcomer in unison with the same farewell. Save their kingdom, they begged, though none seemed to be visibly pressed or stressed for survival. Lots of fat guts and flabby arms rolled about in their bows, and for all their talk the castle halls that Shizuka paced seemed so picturesque and beautiful.<br/><br/>Sir Reiner never turned back to look at Shizuka, and kept his gaze and shoulders straight as he marched through the halls as her guide. Pointing left and right with each hall or door they passed, he explained curtly which way to where and why he never wanted to catch her going anyplace anyway. He was like a strict head teacher, overly serious and a stickler for decorum and discipline at all times. It was a wonder how he hadn't harangued Shizuka for the way she wore her skirt too short for the rules.<br/><br/>"... and we really must do something about your clothes. Completely unacceptable, highly irregular," he then added under his gruff breath. He'd caught a young squire cornering a maid against a wall and had to send him packing with his tail between his legs, though not before he beamed at Shizuka and complimented her shapely legs.<br/><br/>Reaching the armory he saluted the old guard at the door, then ordered him to leave and make sure no one else could even enter this wing of the castle. It seemed irregular, and yet the old guard nodded as though this were normal. "Now then, come on in," Reiner asked, opening the door for Shizuka. The room was fairly dark with how dim the sunlight was here, but after a minute the weapon racks and wall lined with armor became came into focus for them both. "Is that a weapon?" he asked, finally turning to close the door shut behind Shizuka and pointing at the cloth stick in her hands. Most of the swords here looked far bigger, too big for a girl of Shizuka's size unfortunately, and the armor selection seemed more fit for a man like Reiner than herself.<br/><br/>"Here, let's see if we can fit you into this," he suggested, moving to the end of the room and pointing at a small armor set that seemed close to her size. He pulled a set of leg and foot greaves off and knelt, offering Shizuka to slip her foot in and try it on.<br/>