Toshiro had been about to give Matotsuru a rather scathing - though well hidden and seemingly polite - response, but the arrival of Ito-Hime made him reconsider the possibility of the action. Though the Shimazu didn't like the opinions of the younger man he had to grudgingly admit that he already kinda liked the bit overeager young man. Toshiro glanced at the princess and smiled as he spoke "With your permission I shall now shed away the guise of a Shimazu samurai and offer you my humblest greetings as a mere traveling monk." He shook his head slightly, adjusted his hat and bowed to the princess - the bow was knowingly exaggerated, after all he was now just a traveling monk. "Thus accept these humblest greetings and prayers of safe journey to you Ito-Hime."

After a brief while Toshiro straightened up and folded his arms to the sleeves of his robes. "To answer your question, Yoshitsune-san, I suggest we move through Bungo as quickly as possible - that is as far as I know the quickest route for us to take." He turned towards Tetsuo and Sayuri. "What would you suggest Miyasato-dono, or you, Tsukino-san?"