Having left the Royal Palace, Xiulote strode ahead, heading eastwards. Bertade calmly escorted him from behind. Together, they advanced briskly towards the Divine Revelation Place, facing the warm morning sun.
The young man's mood was clearly excellent. His face was filled with a warm smile as he slightly nodded in greeting to the nobility and samurais bowing respectfully along the way.
Not long after heading east from the palace district, the magnificent Great Temple loomed ahead. Xiulote looked up, his gaze sharp. He keenly observed that one of the twin pyramids, the Rain God Temple, was undergoing reconstruction.