Akoni slowly approached the gate, slowly relying heavily on his cane to walk. Although he wasn't lame, far from it fact he was at the prime of his life physically. Still he looked to fool the guards with his act, Apon getting within 20 feet of the gate the guards called out
"Halt!" they met Akoni half way, and looked him over
When they had did so, Akoni simply removed his hat and leaned on his walking cane
"Well good day sirs, Is....is something wrong?"
The guard had looked Akoni over, with suspicious eyes "Err, yeha! what's your business here?!?" The guard obviously hadn't a proper reason as to why he would let Akoni pass through. But then again he didn't need one, he was a monk, so Akoni decided that he would indulge the monk.
"Oh! well im am here to spend some..." Akoni rubbed his index finger and thumb together, in a gesture that would be symbolic. Of any currency "and to acquire knowledge, and possible a traveling companion" of course Akoni left that part up for guess, it was likely. That the monk would know what he meant by companion.
With one more suspicious look over the monk waved him in "Alright, Alright. Go in." once Akoni walked by the monk mumbled "Its not like you will make it long in there, anyway.."