Travel towards the capital

As you continue down the road to the capital of Hoshido you find you find yourself coming up a hill as you reach the crest you look out and there in the distance you see it Castle Shirasagi and the surrounding city as you begin to pick up the pace and run towards the capital in hopes of something interesting to final happen after you were finished with those bandits the last few days had been nothing but hiking with occasionally stopping and a town to rest for the night before leaving the next morning as you continue on towards the gates the guards glance at you and wave you in seeing you look like a shrine maiden as you continue into the city you are soon surrounded by the bustling of people in the local market as you continue your way through you find your way to plaza and look around there don’t seem to be any signs of an address occurring and it is in one piece so you must be there before the story really kicks off as you continue to make your way up to the street you eventually find yourself in front of Castle Shirasagi the home of the royal family.

You know the first thing you need to do is gain Mikoto's trust she is the queen and should be able to help you as you approach the gate you are stopped by two men and already feel eyes on you from the shadows likely some Hoshiden ninjas than one of the men blocking your path gruffly asks ‘what business do you have here?’ you need to get them to let you through not throw you out or start a fight you reply in a no-nonsense manner ‘I have urgent news for the queen it is of great interest to her and should be kept as private as possible’ he looks you in the eyes and scowls clearly thinking of what to do he sighs and decides he and his companion will escort you as you move through the corridors of the castle and make your way to the throne room you can feel more than just the guards following you as the looks of suspicion you are getting as you enter the throne room where Mikoto is currently talking with her retainers and Yukimura she notices you and stares as you come to kneel in front of the throne one of the guards tells you to remove your hood as you do so, you reveal your identity to her, she gasps in recognition as you think to yourself that you are in luck, she quickly tells everyone to leave her be and she will talk to you in private in her room the others look at her in shock as they leave and she gestures for you to follow her.

When you arrive at her room, she gestures you inside as she goes to sit on the bed you follow her over and sit beside her as she turns to look at you and she says ‘I had a premonition about you and I know you are here to help but first tell me everything you know about my daughter’ as she looks you in the eye and places her hand on your own as a blush creeps on to her cheeks.