"I wish I knew," Isshiri said, to the person who had suddenly joined him. "I thought I was on the other side of the palace entirely." Come to think of it, this had happened a couple times when he was little, but he'd half-thought he'd made those up. Gods knew he'd never lacked for imagination.

With care, he pushed himself away from the wall until he could balance again, and smiled at the newcomer. "My name is Isshiri."