It felt almost anticlimactic to reach the place without any other trouble, Jintetsu mused as they approached the once far-off building. Although it hadn't diminished the feeling that they were trespassing somewhere they weren't supposed to be. Well, good; with any luck, this was the part where they'd find out why.

It did look pretty thoroughly abandoned, from the outside, at least. The grey stone was clearly weathered, and one of the high-set windows above the door was broken. Still, it couldn't hurt to be careful. There had to be a reason they'd been kept away from it. He kept his own hand lightly over Haganemaru's hilt as well, silently returning Kenshin's glance before falling into step behind him.