"Well, I hear the Phoenix here sell some rather intresting mushrooms if that's the case." He offered the lioness a smile, before setting off away from the clearing.

"Though from what I hear about those you might end up seeing dinosuars where there aren't none if you eat to many."

"I wouldn't suggest taking them on your own." Hayato offered, though he didn't dare go into any details as to why.

At her question he paused, then pointed deeper towards the center of the gardens. "If I was a dinosaur I'd be hiding in the depths of the garden, waiting to come out at night when all the samurai were gone and I could eat all the otori they threw away."

"You'd understand if you've ever been to the Dice." He offered ratther vaguely as he continued along down the path.

"Cunning indeed, but if they weren't they'd have been caught long ago wouldn't they?" He asked. Us samurai are always running about dinosaur hunting after all."

"It's not only a casino Ikoma-san." He paused for a moment. "Though I suppose it is the kinds of place that most outside of the Mantis don't find comfortable."

He walked with her along the path, not in any particular hurry to find the dinosaurs apparently. "No where entertaining at least." His eyes drifted up to the mushrooms shadowing the path. "Do you think they climb trees, er mushrooms? Mushroom Trees?"

"Somewhat?" He had never been on the world of dreams. "Except it's an entire orbital station, and it hosts a market and stock exchange as well. You can find just about anything you want there..."

He kept his eyes up towards the mushrooms. "Alright, I'll watch the skyline, you watch teh mushroom bushes. Just let me know if I'm gonna walk into anyone or anything."

He glanced, down in time to see the rock, but the Lions help did earn her a smile and a nod of thanks.

"Yeah, I saved up for a coupel of months when I was younger and took fifty koku with me there." He smirked. "Blew through it all in less time then I thought I could. Still I had a blast."

He glanced her way and offered a smile. "Not surprised it's not your kind of palce though, it's a bit too Mantis for most people's tastes?"

He paused in his steps, and looked her way. Perhaps he shouldn't of mentione dthat.

"...."

"Yeah."

"I don't think you can really put a monetary value on people Ikoma-san." Hayato replied firmly, though that was something some of his clan might disagree with. "But no, nothing like that. My father's just the President of Haruto arms. I'm not set to inherit but he set me up with a healthy portion of stocks when I came of age. I live pretty comfortably off the dividends."

"Did I not mention it before?" Which probably wasn't surprising, it's not like he really went flashing that information around.

"I likely could of." He confessed with a chuckle, before running his hand through his hair. "You just seemed more of a fried otori kind of gal," He finished a playful tone to his voice.

"But maybe I'll buy you some of that silly expensive tea sometime to make it up to you."

"Oh I think I recall a disgruntled looking lion sipping tea that was simply not up to par." At least thats what he recalled from their first meeting.

He flashed her a teasing smile. "It's nice to know my time is worth so much to you, should I bill your clan?" He joked.