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As Mitsu trailed off, the thief patted her lightly on the shoulder to try and comfort her. She didn't finish her little story but he could only assume that it does not end very well at all. Frowning, he soon glanced over at Poke as she mentioned her wish to have smacked Suto around. As much of a nice idea that seemed, it probably was better that she hadn't attacked him.

"Had you done that, you probably would have returned to us with a bullet hole... or not at all," he stated calmly, "But... just from hearing all of this, that guy definitely seems like quite a monster.."

Blade had met and heard of some really messed up people before, and so far this man was probably close to being at the top of the list of disturbing people.. if not at the top. There was one thing though, that he realized.

"You said he had something to do with the wars? He's probably pretty old then... "

Not being human could explain it, but as far as he knew, most of the other races had similar lifespans to a human. Eyes alone didn't really pinpoint bloodline a whole lot, as he knew well enough personally. The thief soon snapped from his pondering as Poke asked on how they reached the dragon city in the first place.

"Well... after we left the city we ran into an old abandoned cottage where we were call captured by slave traders. They took us into the desert and we broke free from there. We were escaping that city when a few of the dragon guardsmen came to us," he summarized. That pretty much did cover their journey there pretty well.

"Those traders were trying to auction us off when we escaped," he added with a hint of annoyance.

Wrapping an arm around Hitsu, Neko tried to keep her steady. From the looks of it Yuki was no better off. Oh this was going to be delightful.... Watching Yuki try to keep a standing position Neko really wondered how far this place was that they would be led to. "Try not to face plant. I will not carry you if that happens."

Having been summon, Durzo made his way back to the garden. He took a stance beside Hakim and bowed. "You called for me?"

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Quietly Mitsu listened to Blade and Poke's conversation. She didn't have a whole lot to add. Blade was right, if Poke would have provoked Suto, she probably wouldn't be here now. As far as how old he was, Mitsu really didn't know. He looked the same as he always did...from the first moment she had met him. Since she was small his appearance never changed, but was that weird really?

All this talk of the scientist had really brought down her mood. It had been a long time since she had given any real thought to the man and now he was plaguing her mind all at once. Taking the letter from Kilo, Mitsu folded it neatly and put it in the top of her dress for the time being. When Poke started to yell she wondered if now would be a good time to get up and move? Blade and Poke seemed to be in an intense conversation.

Gathering herself off the ground Mitsu moved away from the two quietly, though she only ventured closer to the pond. Following around the outer edge she watched as the fish followed her movements. She wasn't sure what to make of them coming to the surface and opening their mouths. Were they trying to speak?

No. Atticus really didn't want to help Riyo. Especially when she was acting like that...

"Aw, you're the best." Though she really didn't understand what she had just said. Maybe he felt funny like she did. Smiling like an idiot, she gave "Yuki" a nice pat on the back.

"Ugh." Why couldn't he have helped the siblings instead? It had been his idea anyways. Oh well. Here went nothing. "Riyo, c'mon. Lets go back to the room so you can lay down." he said as clearly as possible and offered his hand down to her.

Riyo looked at the blurry hand and hiccuped. "I don't trust you." She hissed. "I'll gettup myself. C'mon Yuki."

Fumbling with her hands and feet, Riyo had managed to make it out from under the table unscathed, but standing up was a completely different issue. She hadn't gotten but a few inches off the ground when she fell back on her butt. "Ow."

"Now will you let me help you?"

"Hell no!" A second attempt, this time she was actually able to stand on her own. Her tail moved awkwardly behind her, trying it's damndest to gain the balance she so desperately needed. Walking was a different story, however. With the first step she took, she fell into the man she had just declined help from. "'Kay. Maybe a lil'."

Atticus rolled his eyes and grabbed her arm, pulling her up straight and doing his best to help her walk. "Thank you for the dinner Hakim, it was delicious."

Mitsu continued around the pond until she was mostly out of hearing range of the two. The garden was beautiful, a little calming in a way, though it wouldn't completely ease the sting that she had kept her friends in the dark. She hoped everyone else wasn't angry, maybe they would understand like Poke and Blade did. But what if they kept asking her questions?

With a sigh she crouched down and stuck her fingers in the water, the little fish gathering around them to nibble to see if there was food. It was an odd tickling feeling that actually made Mitsu smile a little.

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Durzo gave a nod and motioned for the group to follow. He only paused when it seemed that more than half of the remaining group was inebriated. He looked from the feline to the avian with a questioning gaze. "Do you require assistance?" He would help if need be, he had already planned to take them down a shorter path.

Neko watched as Riyo seemed to have some difficulty staying on her feet and finally allowed Atticus to help. Smiling a bit he wondered if she would remember any of this conversation she had with 'Yuki.' It would be rather interesting. In fact.....he just might have to make something up for them to believe after they went to sleep.

"I think I have these two," Neko said reluctantly. "I'll let you know how that works out."

After the pat on the back Riyo had left so Tobi got up shortly after her and barely missed being sat on. He jumped back quickly as he watched Riyo get to her feet again, curious as to why her tail was moving in all sorts of directions. He watched it for a moment until he started to feel dizzy.

It was only with Neko's assistance that Yuki didn't manage to fall by tripping over his own feet. However, there were still several more steps ahead of them, and luck couple probably only hold out for so long. With the way Yuki's luck went, anyway,

Hitsu, on the other hand, while still stumbling was much less likely to fall and hurt herself... Considering she had her arms wrapped around Neko's torso in a tight, drunken hug as she tried not to slide to the ground.

don't worry about it to much? how could she not? If these guys could get kidnapped by slave traders, who knew what shun could do to them? Sure he was just one guy, but he was a pretty powerful one, as blade said before.

sighing, poke watched mitsu again play with the fish. He was right of course, she couldn't do anything about it now. She would just have to focus on recovering her strength, and then make sure shun or anyone else wouldn't get them.

She began to think about how she would be able to fight of a guy with twin blades that could kil you in a instant, not to mention a psycho guy with 100 techs at his disposal. Her odds weren't looking good...

As Poke had now quieted down, Blade looked over the pond towards Mitsu, just keeping an eye on her. It was starting to get dark, so he began to wonder if they should go fetch her. After thinking on it a little more, he pushed himself to his feet and glanced down towards Poke.

"We probably should head in soon.. it's starting to get late," he said before making his way towards the other girl. Unsure if she still wanted space, he stopped a few feet away from the wolf-girl.

"Ready to head in yet? The others probably have cooled off by now if they were angry at all," he said quietly.

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When Atticus had thanked him for the meal, Hakim simply nodded with a smile. As the group began to head on off, he took another sip of wine while waiting patiently in the dining hall. He was sticking around for a little longer in case the other three guests were to return. That way he could at least point out where they should be headed.