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Blade's eyes softened as Mitsu curled up in his arms, still asleep. It was hard to imagine that anyone would purposely try to hurt someone like her. What surprised him though, was the amount of heat she was giving off, not that he minded at all. When he thought about it, she did help keep him warm when they were in the slave trader wagon that night, and she was just leaning on him.

Once inside again, the thief looked around, not spotting any signs of the others at all. Only Hakim was in the dining hall really.

"They went to their quarters not long ago," said the dragon, having expected them. He gave them some quick directions, then bid them goodnight before going off on his own.

Nodding at this, Blade went on, pausing momentarily to see if Poke was coming.

Moving in quickly, Durzo took hold of Hitsu's shoulders to stop her current destined path. If she were to continue it would have been questionable as to whether she would have landed in the grass or the rose bushes on the other side. Looking toward the two males, the dragon gave a grimace. He knew the feline would be in a bit of discomfort and for a while. Maybe it would be best if he helped anyway.

"I will escort the young lady," Durzo motioned to Hitsu. "Do you want me to escort the other feline?"

Prying himself from the bushes, the branches breaking away since the thorns did not wish to part with his flesh. Once he was free his back side was the equivalent of a pin cushion, covered with single thorns or a small branches full of them. Suppressing a growl Neko stood to his feet trying his best to ignore the pain for now. He would have to have someone pry them free since he would be unable to reach. Now he was just concerned about getting to this place without further injury.

"No." Neko hissed. "I'll lead him." For a moment his eyes swirled with gray before he knelt down and grabbed Yuki by the back of his shirt. Roughly he pulled the feline to his feet holding him out in front of him. "Let's just get to this place before something else happens."

With a nod Durzo continued on, guiding the young lady with a gentle hand, being sure to keep her steady. He led them the rest of the way out of the garden and toward the street. From there it was a short journey to the housing district where the stopped in front of a small cottage. It was definitely 'small' compared to the other houses near by, but it was by no means little. Walking up the path Durzo opened the unlocked door and walked right in, leading Hitsu to the first available seat.

The cottage wasn't equipped with much. The first room, a living area, only held a plush couch and two other chairs, the floor decorated with a multi-patterned rug. The walls were barren except for a single picture of flowers above the couch and the room was rather spacious making it feel empty. Upon inspection of the other rooms the group would find four beds and some futons with fresh linens, a small bathroom with only a sink, water basin, and toilet, and not much else besides empty dressers. Their clothes would be all found on one of the beds, neatly folded and surprisingly separated into each individual's things.

Making his way inside Neko deposited Yuki in a chair before trying to reach for any of the thorns on his back. As he suspected he was unable to really reach any of them leaving him to have to ask for help. Great.

When they finally reached the cabin, Atticus dragged Riyo in and left her on the floor momentarily. With a short inspection of the dwelling, he'd managed to find a cup. Taking it to the bathroom, he filled it with water, came back to where Riyo was laying, and poured it on her face.

Her whole body looked like it jumped an inch off the floor as her eyes shot open and looked around. "Why does my back hurt?"

"I dragged you here. Literally." Atticus told her the truth, figuring she'd blame him anyways.

"You're a b*****d." Her finger attempted to point at him as she spoke, but it appeared to be a little off, pointing instead at the furniture behind him.

"And I'm not arguing with a drunk." Atticus turned around and walked off to find his clothes, no longer able to stand being in the atrocious attire he'd been stuck with.

When the remainder of their group finally arrived, Neko turned to see Blade carrying in Mitsu. He quirked a brow for a moment wondering what that was about but the more pressing matter of getting the thorns out of his side was top priority. "Just...don't even ask...can someone start plucking thorns?" He would leave it open to who ever, though hopefully the more awake and not so drunk would volunteer.

He looked to Riyo as she was awoken in an unfavorable manner. Something she had made mention of to try and bring Neko around before, if he recalled correctly.. Seeing her state she was immediately on the list of hopefuls NOT to volunteer.

"It seems you are all here. I will return in the morning to check on you." Durzo gave a nod of good night before he left, leaving the group to their own devises.

Throughout the trip, Tobi had been comfortably perched on top of Riyo, allowing Atticus to pull them both along. He had stopped barking once they left the garden and was intent to take in the scenery, sitting very importantly. Once they were at their destination, Tobi vacated his spot in favor of a plush cushion on the couch. Circling a few times he settled into place and watched the others with interest.

(Mitsu is still sleeping soundly XD)

With the aid of Durzo and Neko, both of the siblings managed to make it to their cabin without further incident. Hitsu being the luckier of the two, since Durzo treated her more like precious cargo rather than shoving her along and aiming the way as Neko did for Yuki.

Hitsu plopped down into what turned out to be a very nice, soft chair when Durzo led her to it. "Ooo... This is comfy." She stated, bouncing on it a bit in amusement.

When dropped into a seat of his own, Yuki managed to slump forward in a daze... Promptly falling forward to face plant onto the floor. "Nghh..." Was the extent of his reaction, before he rolled onto his side and clutched his aching face.

Seeing half of the group drunk, Blade had to wonder just how much did they all drink? Shaking his head to himself, he went and let Poke help Neko out while making his way to one of the rooms to place Mitsu in one of the beds. Carefully, he tucked her in, trying not to wake the girl in the process. Hopefully she won't be too surprised or upset when she wakes up somewhere aside from the gardens.

On a vaguely related note, he was also hoping the intoxicated folk won't make too much of a ruckus that the rest of the group wouldn't be able to get much sleep. Though, at the moment it sounded like Neko was being the loudest it seemed.

Heading out of the room now, he stared at Yuki, who was still on the ground. Rubbing the back of his neck, the thief went over to see if he could help the guy up or at least bring him to a chair.

When Atticus left her alone on the floor, Riyo somehow managed to sit back up by herself, though standing was probably a nono.

Her eyes attempted to focus in on her surroundings... But weren't doing a very good job of it. "H-hey. Who's the porcupine guy?" She asked, a dumb smile on her face as she looked directly at Neko. "I tried to eat a porcupine once... It didn't end very well..."

Atticus returned moments later fully clothed with a lit pipe in his mouth. He hoped the dragons didn't mind a little smoking. The doctor was going to offer a hand with Neko's thorny situation, but it appeared Poke had it under control. Shrugging, he sat down in one of the vacant seats and closed his eyes. Hopefully nothing else would be happening tonight...

Mitsu only stirred slightly as Blade put her in bed. There was a sharp intake of air like she had suddenly been startled but she quickly fell back into a deep sleep as soon as she was surrounded by blankets. For the moment she was calm and resting.

As Poke went about removing the thorns Neko did his best to keep from shouting. More than once he had wanted to yell but bit his tongue instead. "Yes, it was an ALL out battle." His voice went up in volume a bit as she plucked a thorn. "Can you guess who won?"

When Riyo asked who the porcupine guy was Neko couldn't help but slowly turn his gaze in her direction, eyes narrowed as he stared. She was lucky she had the excuse of being s**t faced, for now Neko would let it slide. "I would ask what the plan was from HEre ...but I doubt half our group will remember the conversation tomorrow." There were more than a few bloody spots on his now holey shirt. At least the shirt wasn't his. The wounds themselves were already healing though. The first few holes where thorns had been removed were already closed.