Akane could barely keep it together after Noriaki's overly drawn out confession. Even if the subject matter was grim it seemed that Noriaki had a tendency to lighten the mood. However most of the guardians were still rather uncomfortable about the situation. The priestess seemed rather confident which interested Akane. The Prince seemed to be open to other paths and if anyone could do this then a Priestess was the woman to go to. 

"Well Princess I doubt all of us came this far for your beauty. Now would be the time to set off." She took another look at all the other Guardians. It was a wonder she picked all of them. Some appeared untested while others were widely known for their abilities. This Princess was anything but boring. Akane was tempted to smile, almost glad that she would get to travel with a young, powerful, yet naive princess. Mentally she added one reason for why to save her.