"I saw the sand. I guess I didn't ... really register it," Kousyxe remarked with a shrug. Not like he'd been registering much, really, without it being pointed out to him. What was supposed to matter? What wasn't? It was all blending into a whole. About time he started paying attention, really, though... "Get what you're saying, though. I'd like to see the palace sometime..."

He didn't really want to meet the guard's eyes, all the same, though. Even if the man wasn't paying them any attention, he really didn't want to cause trouble on his first day.