As Rina walked through the gates of Tsuma she could barely contain her excitement. She was a well trained Shugenja and therefore, her emotions were kept tightly hidden- her head did not move nor did her arms - they remained still, holding her fan in front of her face however, her eyes- nothing could still the movement of her eyes as she looked left and right and up and down and back again repeating this several times to take in as much of the sights and sounds as possible. Her eye movments and sightful need could be compared to a man who had been deprived of water for days and now finally given his fill, could not stop drinking.<br/><br/>Her eyes caught the figures standing in the road but then roamed again, once again returning to the 2. It took her a few seconds to register and remember the female figure and then , when she did, she lowered her fan and smiled warmly. As she reached the 2, she stood there and bowed - remaining also a moment longer than usual. She stood wanting to hug her friend but knowing that honor, pride and respect forbid her to do so. She was no longer a small child that had played alongside and with Chiyu as a child. Now they were full grown and respected Shugenja.<br/><br/>"It is very good to see you Suzume Chiyu-san. " She looked at the tall Lion- her smile fading somewhat as he was a stranger to her.<br/><br/>"It is an honor, Suzume Kyou-san."<br/><br/>She was about to ask how they fared on their journey when another male approached them and introduced himself.<br/><br/>She bowed her head slightly in respect."It is an honor Heichi Tatsuo-san. " She looked at the 4 of them- "I trust your journeys were uneventful?"<br/><br/>Rina wished to make small conversation- to break the ice so to speak. They would be placed side by side- perhaps to protect each other and she wished to better understand and know each of them. She wished to know how much she could trust each one- and- how much she could not.