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Miyuki giggled at this, just because it was kind of true. It was hard to translate, it wasn't as smooth or easy, since she had to think about it. She strongly suspected that for Andarien or Iorlas they had to think about it less since switching from language to language was not hard for them at all.

"Yes, that's is nice," Miyuki agreed.

With that out of the way, everyone settled into their own tasks. At least the ones that had tasks anyways.

Miyuki took out the rest of her blank scrolls, as well as her ink brush and ink stone. The binding runes didn't need to be incredibly small, but they did need to link with each other like chains, and she found using the brush method was easier. Also, it was more comforting to use a brush and ink stone.

There was something zen like to grind the ink stone against her stone palette and add water. To make it go faster she had Ai out and asked Ai to roll the paper for her when needed. Using a ribbon, she tied her sleeves up out of the way and got to work. Making sets of four chains of runes side by side. She had only so many scrolls, so it would allow more bindings on a single scroll, which mean more people could be captured.

The other advantage to this was that within that meditative state she could think of other ways to make binding runes. Perhaps she thought, attach it to ribbons to make them strong like chains.

Her mind flowed from one thought to another and by the time she had reached to the end of the scroll it was night, which meant Kyrie was due for her to leave.

Lin nodded at this, "We'll keep that in mind."

So in short, there wasn't much they could do anyways. Though at least being able to get up and stretch would be nice.

Miyuki nodded as she stretched, she hadn't even realized the time that passed and was hungry. Ai would need food too since she had been out of the ball for so long. Not to mention her back ached, she needed a portable writing desk, preferable something that she could put scrolls in to scroll up while she worked if she was going to continue to make things like this.

Miyuki carefully untied the ribbon she had used to keep her sleeves back.

"Andarien, one day I'll make us a mobile home, I think that would be much more practical than finding one place to settle down in don't you?"

She said this cheerfully, and it did cheer to think of this project. Their parents had always talked about finding a place to stay, but Miyuki felt it would be no fun after a while and maybe a tent that could be secretly a home would be much better.

"And you'll get a room with a forge, and I'll have a room to work my runes, and hopefully a better way to sit and work," she was sure she heard some of her joints pop as she moved.

Though she hadn't the slightest idea of how she would do that, but the thought warmed her. It would be a good project to take up, maybe something that would allow them to cook and bath... she paused. How would that work anyways?

More runes?

She decided she would add that to her to-do list. Light runes were on there too so anyone could use them... oh and an ice box. Really was her goal was to re-create Gaian technology or better with runes alone?

"To be fair, it's the first time you've been in the heart of trouble and remember, and this is the first time either of us are taking part in trouble period," Miyuki put a hand on his shoulder.

After all, she wasn't quite new to this, but trouble normally never lasted for this long.

"I mean sure, there were the dragons, but... they were young and more animal than thinking beings," Miyuki admitted, "Not like Kansal, or even Kyrie's partner."

Or their aunt.

"Or maybe we were right to come," Miyuki replied softly.

She didn't like it either, but she saw the hope it brought even though they were forced to act now. Despite wanting to stand more, she took a seat beside Andarien.

"Things look bad I know," she admitted, "After all, Ada isn't with us and we're trapped down here, but at the same time being here has forced the hand of both sides. It will end one way or another but we were asked to come here in hopes that us being here would mean a happy ending, instead of the General winning."

It didn't seem like they could do anything but Kyrie wouldn't have asked them to come if she didn't think they would be of use.

"I trust Kyrie to know, she wouldn't have asked otherwise."

Seeing Andarien cry made her chest constrict to the point she thought it was painful. Miyuki, liked to believe she could be a practical person. She had seen much more than her little brother had, and it was easy because she could keep busy, but seeing her brother cry made her want to cry too.

She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him.

"I know, so do I. It's scary but we need to keep thinking to the future."

If they didn't, they'll just end up sobbing she was sure.

"Sure, we can do that tonight," Miyuki replied softly.

It was safe to say that most of them didn't get that much sleep that night. Enough to function, but it wasn't restful by any stretch of the imagination. Lin especially found it hard since she had grown use to having someone sleep beside her.

Not to mention she had no idea how Earendil was doing. Touching the pendant around her neck, she finally sighed, sat up and decided if she couldn't get more sleep she was going to meditate before she drove herself nuts.

She would end up doing this until the rest of the group woke up.