Mission 1: The Mystery of Miss Yuki (part 2)
It would seem, then, that there were a few rooms set said for the weary traveler, and fewer still set aside for traveling Samurai (mostly of the lower rank, of course). All of these were sparse rooms, with not but a tea pot to add to the decor of the place.
It would come as a suprise, then, that there was a small wing marked "private" that the small party was led to. The wing was past sliding paper-doors that were not well used, although there were some few smudges and patched holes here and there, the doors were quite well taken care of. On the other side was a small room, barely large enough to hold the party, with paper-doors on the other side. An ante-room of some form.
Toku turned to the small party.
"Beyond here, other than a certain few of the monks, only those of Imperial Blood and their guests may pass."
"A certain few". It might be, though it would be rude to inquire, that these "certain few" were monks that were originally from one of the Imperial Families. Toku paused meaningfully before shutting the paper doors behind them and leading them through the other set of paper doors.
On the other side of the doors, everything changed. These rooms were well appointed, even by Imperial standards, and extremely luxurious by monastic standards. Brasiers, tea pots, blankets, and a few things to read. Art decorated the walls, and special caligraphy that one could mediate upon if so moved. One room was closed. A sign hung on the door that read "reserved" in a formal, imperial script.
At the end of the hallway was a small closet, about half the size of a human, on the floor. The doors were closed, and 'sealed' by string that had to be removed (most likely in some meditative ceremony).
Toku smiled and gestured toward a room as he spoke to little Yuki.
"Why don't you take your guardians to you room."
"I'm sure" he added to Hoshi with a bow, "that you will not be disappointed."
[OOC: Changed misleading article from "the" to "a"]
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