They finally arrived at the ruins of an ancient palace. "This place is a dump," Niku said.
They looked high and low for the robe until Riyo found it by the nest of baby moonbirds. Saku told them that moonbirds were very powerful, and that they attack people if they disturb them. Kaguya knew that it was not good to disturb someone when they were sleeping.
As they were about to get near the robe that was being used as a blanket for the baby moonbirds, Riyo stubbed his toe on a big rock and screamed. He screamed so loud that it woke up the baby birds. The birds got ready to attack.
"I think I know what it wants," Kaguya said as she got out her horagai. She started playing a lullaby to the baby moonbirds, which helped put them to sleep. Nakauji and Niku were amazed by how Kaguya put the little ones to bed.
"How did you know?" asked Niku.
"My mom use to play the horogai to me every night to put me to sleep," Kaguya explained.
The mommy moonbird saw the whole thing and thanked them by giving Kaguya the robe. Kaguya placed on the robe.
"It looks good on you, Kaguya," Niku smiled.
"Thank you," Kaguya replied. "Maybe we should set up camp here until daybreak."
"Good idea," Nakauji smiled as he blushed. "And maybe we'll take a chance to get to know each other."
XxoxX
Later, Niku was placing Riyo to bed while Nakauji and Kaguya talked. Kaguya looked at a nearly full moon and started bursting into tears. "Is something wrong?" Nakauji asked.
"Not really," Kaguya answered. "Sometimes whenever the full moon comes, I cry."
"I know what you mean," Nakauji replied. "I'm running away from an arranged marriage."
"You were suppose to get married?" Kaguya asked in horror.
"Yeah," Nakauji replied. "My father arranged me to marry a princess since birth - Princess Miyako. But she disappeared mysteriously after a bunch of onis invaded the castle."
"That's so sad," Kaguya replied.
"I know," Nakauji replied back. "Afterwards my father decided that I should marry the captain of the guard's daughter. I didn't like her at all. She's always wanting to do stuff that's highly dangerous and she never cared about anyone's safety."
"A fiancé that's too riskful," Kaguya asked. "I guess that's the reason you left the palace."
"Yeah," Niku replied. "I only went with him so he wouldn't get hurt. You would not believe how many snakes and poisonous bugs are out here."
"But you," Nakauji replied as he touched her hand, "you're nothing like her. You're gentle, and you seem to care about me."
Kaguya blushed. Then they went to sleep.