The next morning, the samurai then continued their journey to the city with Ryuga. While they were walking, Ryuga has a lot on his mind from last night. He realized now that this whole thing was a dream and that it was real. However, that didn't stop him from thinking how he was going to get back. "

Hey!" said Ryuga to the samurai in front of him as they continued walking.

"Yes?" said the samurai.

"Um, how long until we get to this city of yours." said Ryuga.

The samurai raised an eyebrow. "Why would you ask that? Considering the situation you are in, little bandit." he asked

Ryuga got a little irritated. "I'm not a-" Ryuga then just sighed. He knew that at the moment he didn't have any physical proof for his innocence. "The reason I asked is because I'm getting sick and tired of walking." he continued.

The samurai chuckled at Ryuga's response which Ryuga couldn't quite understand why. "We should be there by noon today." the samurai finally said.

Ryuga then nodded. "So, what kind of city is this place anyway?" he asked the samurai.

The samurai just looked at him. "It is called Sayuri city. That's all I can tell you. "he said. Ryuga nodded and continued walking

Meanwhile, back in the forest, a few if the samurai were running from the attack from last night.

"Quick, everyone! We must tell the captain." yelled one of the samurai.

Their bodies were covered in blood and they seemed to be wounded. They finally found cover and hid. "D-Did we lose him?" said one of the younger samurai, heavy in breath.

"I think so." said the lead samurai. But before they could relax, they heard quick rustling in the trees. "That Reiji does not know when to quit." the lead samurai growled. "Muromasa." he said.

One samurai stepped up. "Yes, sir?"said the man.

"While we hold off Reiji, I want you to go the others and warn them about what is going on. Send the message my letter by hawk if you are not able to make it in time." said the lead samurai. Muromasa nodded and waited for the signal which he didn't have to wait for long. Reiji came in a blink of an eye. "ATTACK!" yelled the lead samurai. They all but Muromasa charged at Reiji.

Reiji laughed. "Well, this should be fun" he said.

"GO! NOW!" said the leader and Muromasa ran to the others as fast as he could, leaving behind his comrades.

"Good luck everyone." Muromasa said. "Please make it back."

Ryuga and the samurai finally made it to the gates of the city. Ryuga was in awe by the gates itself. They were covered in dazzling colors. "This must be a high class city" Ryuga thought.

They entered the city and immediately there was a crowd. Ryuga didn't like this but he bore through it until he went to the palace. The samurai entered the palace and kneeled down at the emperor.

"Greetings, your majesty." said all the samurai in unison.

The Emperor lifted up his hand in response. "My soldiers" He said. "What is going on? Why is it that I see a young man before me and not the royal family jewels?"

The samurai named Sadaharu bowed in forgiveness. "Lord, Hasama!" he said. "We have lost the treasure to a group of bandits. We captured this boy and we also believe he is either one of the bandits or saw them get away." The Emperor glared at Ryuga but said nothing.

Ryuga had just about enough of this. "This is ridiculous!" he in a growl. "I'm telling you the truth I didn't you any-…Wait, did you guys say Hasama?"

One of the samurai then hit Ryuga in the back of the head. "That Lord Hasama to you!" he boomed.

Ryuga started to growl but then stared to try and remember where he heard that name before. Before he could remember anything else a door then flew open with a young woman in the door. She was wearing a green kimono and she had some sort of headdress on. Ryuga was in awe of the woman's presence. "Wow…" he thought and then he realized who the woman was and her name. She was one of the people he had fought in battle bladers.

"Princess Hikaru! What are you doing here?" the lead samurai asked.

"Huh? Princess?"Ryuga thought and shock.

"I…Was wondering what was going on." Hikaru stammered. The samurai told her what was going on and the she looked at Ryuga. She seemed to blush but Ryuga wasn't sure.

"The boy did however tell us the direction he was going and he was right." said the lead samurai.

The emperor Hasama rubbed stroked his beard. Ryuga was waiting in anticipation. "I have made a decision." he said. "The young man will be imprisoned in the city until further notice. He will not leave the palace dungeon unless it is an order from me." Ryuga just put his head down in shock. They were about to take him away when Hikaru told them to stop.

She whispered something in her dad's ear. The emperor then told the samurai to bring him back. "You are in luck boy. My daughter has made a proposal for you." he said. Ryuga seemed to be hopeful. "In exchange for your imprisonment, you will become my daughter's loyal servant until she says otherwise." the emperor continued.

Ryuga just stood there. "He can't be serious." he thought "Then again it's not as bad as being thrown in jail. No! I'm no one's servant but if I said that they would probably execute me for insulting royalty." Ryuga sighed. "Okay, I'll do it." he said.

"It's not like you have a choice." said the emperor. He told the samurai to release Ryuga and to take him to his quarters.

"You're lucky the emperor can be a kind man. Otherwise you would be dead." whispered a black headed samurai. Ryuga just growled at him as they continued walking.

The reason for Ryuga being Hikaru's servant isn't excatly what you think