Well, as a daimyo, the confusion probably would be cleared quickly...but he was quite well familiar with ensuring a good public image. Certain persons needn't have more things to attempt to use against him and his nation, after all, phantom or not.

Beside that, well-traveled roads were designed to look nicer to visitors than the out of the way roads, weren't they? So it didn't even occur to him to wonder whether she was intentionally using those roads or not. But then, he was simply happy to follow where she would lead for the moment, anyway.

He followed only a few steps behind her, and came to a stop when she did, hands still gathered at his waist, patient smile on his expression. He spoke only once she glanced back toward him. "Is this a stop?"