If you think about it, three miles isn't really that far. Temporarily distracted, Archis soon set off to the north, towards the spires of the castle in the distance. At a good pace, the Saiyan could cover the distance in about twenty minutes without breaking much of a sweat. That was a mile in a little over six minutes, which was a nice feat in itself, but a bit slower than what Archis was used to.
The purple light from the Galick Gun faded, but Archis ignored it. He was concentrated on hiding his Ki energy. This concentration afforded him some time to think.
'There's a battle of Saiyans going on right now. This means that one Saiyan has come to this planet to conquer it, and the other... what, does he live here? Maybe he's not a Saiyan, then. Maybe he's some other being of a powerful race that lives here, and Tarble was the one who used the Galick Gun...'
Archis didn't know the truth, but he was going to find out, one way or the other.
The ruins of the area in which his pod landed gave way to open countryside, and Archis allowed himself to breathe in the air and admire the scenery. He felt that it was incredibly beautiful here. His own planet had long since made trees an endangered species. Granted, the Saiyan was used to the purple leaves of Castor, but he felt the green he was seeing fit the landscape perfectly. Soon enough, the Saiyan was passing a forest which had a visible stream passing in front of it, and the first few Mobians he would ever see could be seen playing in said forest, without a care in the world. Archis couldn't tell what they looked like from where he was walking, but with his mind focused on other tasks, he didn't pursue it.
Three quarters of the way there, Archis finally understood why he could see the castle from where he landed. It was perched atop a great hill, which allowed the building to be raised higher than the rest of the land. While it was a great idea that helped to promote a sense of protection, it left the castle open to attacks from flying objects, as fliers would most likely target the castle first.
He neared the castle gates, and made out the form of two armored guards standing on either side. It would be here that he'd have his best view of a Mobian. He could make out claws underneath the armored gauntlets, and their faces seemed to be animalistic in nature, featuring long snouts. If anything, Archis would swear they looked like humanized Earthen anteaters.
Both guards produced spears and crossed them over his path as Archis approached the gate. Slater's arrival (as Tycho at the time) had been four decades previous, and the current guards were no more than thirty years old a piece, so neither of the two had been around for his arrival and neither had seen a Saiyan with tail intact. They were partially mesmerized by it's casual movement, and Archis finally noticed this fact, consciously wrapping it around his waist to keep it steady. The Saiyan took a deep breath and tried to make himself seem as respectable as possible.
"I wish to speak with your ruling party about a peace treaty and alliance."
The guards looked at each other, nodded, then uncrossed their spears. The one on the right looked directly at Archis. "Follow me. I'll take you to see Queen Sally."
Normally, NICOLE would have been the one to guard the castle's entrance, but she was currently down for maintenance. That was the only bad thing about having a program run security for your entire city; the fact that anything could attack during a routine maintenance checkup.
The guard led Archis through the front doors of the castle, and towards a number of stairs. As the two passed through hallways, rooms, and stairways, Archis glanced about him. For such a large castle, it wasn't very lavish inside. It looked as if the ruling party lived in the castle unwillingly, as if they were required to live there in order to lead. The castle looked a bit disheveled and unkempt, and it led Archis to begin to formulate an opinion about the ruling parties before he had even met them. He still desired to be respectful, and mindful of his father's wishes, and subconsciously wondered if after all the 'paperwork' had passed, he could live here on this planet.
After all, if the two planets allied, he would defend this one with his very life.