Mariko paused for a second in thought then shook her head. "Not here, I don't. I do know there is a relatively cheap inn in Pyron though. It's near the docks, and it will smell slightly like fish, but the people who own it are nice and are willing to negotiate price." She didn't know what else to say about that topic. She then finished gathering the money to pay for her tea and placed it on the table. "I'm going to be catching a ride back to Pyron. You can come with me if you like. Though I would think you wouldn't want to because I am still mostly a stranger. Also this whole scene could look strange to anyone observing." The last part was said in a joking manner, but was also very serious. She began to stand then, Snowdrop now balanced in both arms. She briefly moved one hand to straighten her Kimono before bring it back up to hold Snowdrop. "If you do not wish to come with me, then I wish you all the luck on your journey." She stated before she to move forward to leave the establishment after the waiter who had been in charge of her table took the payment for the tea, and told her to come again.
It didn't take long for him to weigh his options. After his waitress had taken the owed money, he stood up and began to follow after Mariko, Shard having already climbed onto his shoulder. "If she's right, and the inn she is talking about has price negotiations, it might make things easier on us." He whispered to his friend who nodded his head in agreement. As he exited to the outside, he made to catch up with the moving woman. "Wait, I think I'll travel with you as far as the inn." He called to her waiting for her to stop and let him catch up. Sure it was weird he was trusting her so quickly, but right now it was all he had to go on for financial reasons and because he didn't know his way around the Kingdom of Celosia.
Mariko stopped to let the boy catch up with her then began walking again when he had caught up. "Alright then. There is a place up ahead that gives transportation all around Celosia. Don't worry about the payment needed for it, I'll cover the fee." She informed Maleko as she led the way to the place she was talking about. Thankfully the place was not that far and it was easy enough to get space in one of the last carriages back to Pyron. As she climbed into the Ponyta drawn transportation device, Mariko could help but think once more, that yea, there was nothing like a break every once in a while. And that sometimes you meet the most interesting people when you least expect it. She really did hope that Maleko would have good luck on his journey, especially when he had set such a high goal to accomplish. But as she watch the boy interact with his Snivy, she was sure that he would be just find. After all it was the bond between trainer and Pokemon that made some dreams more possible.