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She felt him still, but in the distance she saw something that could only be the Temple, hopefully the one of light and that was where she headed. The inn forgotten for now. Quickly she wove in and out of the crowds, the staff glowing slightly as she passed from person to person, trying to get closer to the temple but ending up hopelessly lost instead.

Shuffled as well, till she was all but lifted off the ground by the sheer mass of people and carried against her will with the crowd away from the temple and toward the market "Please let me go" her feet kicking helplessly under her feet. She could use magic to make them release her but it would only add to the choas and confusion so for the moment she just went with the flow of the crowd, hoping she could get down soon.

Lao followed again, toward the western section of the town, as far from the temple as possible. He would have laughed, if the situation were not so serious. All he wanted to do was to help, though she definitely seemed to be frightened by him. He didn't really know why, though he chalked it up to him being a stranger and all.

As she was carried away by the flow of people, he smiled. "Go along with the tide, huh?" The situation had gotten too out of hand for even him to handle- thus, he continued to follow her, just to see where she would end up. He hoped that she would not arrive in the bad part of West Laburnum, so he could get her to the temple without too much fuss.

She continued with the flow disturbed by the mass of stranger who were more and more frequently appearing Gaijin, Tsai had told her to be careful of the Gaijin, that some where trying to start a war. Finally she managed to squirm free and dropped down to the ground, patting herself down and realizing she had everything she was supposed to but had no clue where she was going in the least.

She looked around at the rather suddenly empty streets. The staff lighting up at her command as she looked over her shoulder and tried to head back to where she thought the temple was. But before she had moved too far a large westerner came up behind her grabbing her staff and wrist in one movement.

She on the other hand took not a step out of stride, her movements fluid as she stepped back into the man's grasp, swooped low tilted her staff into his stomach, catching him off guard as she then used his own weight against him to flip him over her head and onto the ground flat on his back, her staff then at his throat. "I suggest you don't simply attack someone without purpose of knowing what you are getting into, it tends to make one foolish" Lifting the staff slightly before knocking him a lot harder than it would look from a distance and he was unconcious, she herself simply moved on towards the temple.

She wasn't even breathing hard after the excercise tho it was the first time she had used it on a real opponent, her hair wasn't even out of place. She was rather disgusted with the whole place and was no longer sure that Tsai was right and this place was safe from whatever they were running from.

Tired and hungry, she gave up for the moment and went instead towards the river, finding a seat there out of the hustle and bustle of the crowds, kneeling down beside the river, her staff in front of her to meditate. If anyone came near her to steal the staff or otherwise it would be quite dangerous for them. So she was unconcerned and simply waited, hoping being near the water would help her concentrate somewhat.

She sighed softly, missing the temple very much. Apparently even here one could not mediatate in peace, brushing her kimono off, she lifted her staff and turned to look at the stranger. "No, I think I have found what I am looking for thank you" bowing slightly before turning off back towards the temple.

What was wrong with people, was it not obvious she wished to be left alone. Since when was it a crime to wish to not be bothered. Where was Tsai when she needed him, she was so alone she just wanted to go back to the Temple of Water, but he had said they were coming west and so here she was hoping he would catch up to her soon, tho she knew in his condition it would take a while.

She hadn't liked the look in the man's eyes, it looked all too much like that easterner she had given the reading to before this all started. She darted inbetween groups of people, using her small size to her advantage brushing past several people to get where she was going, finally once again seeing the Temple over the other buildings, hoping that was indeed the Temple of Light. Just a few more blocks.

However she also felt the presence of the men that seemed directed at her for some reason. What had she done to warrant such attention. Perhaps her clothing was too expensive, she didn't really have a good idea of value after all Tsai had bought her anything she needed that or the Temple. Finally she decided for the moment to just move closer to the river.

She turned at the sight of the men, smiling benevolently at the leader as she moved the bokken from it's resting place into a slight angle in front of her, from her right foot to her left shoulder. This bokken was made of heartwood and was almost as tough as a sword itself. She was not worried in the least, not yet anyways. Her silvered eyes were calm as she spoke to the man, either she would die today or she would not but she would go down fighting. The staff she dropped to her feet, her left one rolling on top of it slightly, to call it to hand if she so needed to.

" So you fear a child, that you must seek your friends succor? Well then shall we play?" Bouncing only slightly on the balls of her feet as she waited for an attack, she would not provoke them but if they attacked her they would pay for it. The most she had ever played with before had been five but hopefully a concertrated effort would be hard to coordinate in the confines of the street.