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Glancing up to see Neko and Riyo there, Blade frowned and even gave the guy a bit of a glare. If he wasn't in his current condition, he may have actually done a little more than just glare.

"No thanks to you..." he managed to say between breaths, "And I hope whatever you got for doing that was worth it."

Trying to straighten up a little more, he pushed past the two demons, nearly stumbling into the inn like he did the first time he entered that place. He really didn't have the energy to go searching for a doctor right now. So he had to make do with an attempt to fix himself up and rest for awhile.

Once inside, he glanced over his shoulder at the two. Not only was he not happy with Neko for seemingly ratting him out, but at himself for letting his guard down back at the tower.

"Aww, come on. Don't be that way," Neko chimed trying to sound optimistic as he let the door close behind him. He tried his best not to grin but it still came off as a smile. "I'm sure I can make it up to you somehow."

After all he had been paid pretty well, and though they weren't able to keep their prisoner he was still able to keep their money. Placing a hand idly on Riyo's shoulder he started to follow Blade into the Inn and past the patrons of the restaurant. A few looked at them oddly but mostly paid them little mind.

Riyo turned as Blade passed and watched Neko follow. Is that what he'd done? Turned in Blade for money? Well, if Riyo wasn't pissed at him already, she sure as hell was now.

But Blade's cries made her forget that. She quickly ran over to where he was and crouched over him, unsure of what to do. "Nyuuuu..." She whined.

Atticus listened to the scream of pain and sat down his glass. "Mmm." He mumbled and sat a coin down on the table. He stood up in a graceful manner and made his way over to the stairs. "Humor me with this silly question, but would you happen to need medical assistance?" He asked, dull eyes looking down at Blade.

Riyo stared up at the man as if she'd seen a ghost. Something... Something about him didn't sit right with her. It was a horrifying and almost sickening feeling. "N-n-nyuu..." She very slowly stood up from her crouching position and moved up the stairs... And when she couldn't look at that face anymore, she turned and ran up to the room.

Atticus raised a brow as he watched her go. "Hmmmm..." Was his only words on the situation.

"What kind of dessert do you both want?" Hitsu asked, looking to them both curiously. She didn't mind either way. Sweets were sweets, as far as she was concerned.

Not long after Yuki had lost sight of the tavern, and hopefully those in the tavern had lost sight of him, he'd slowed to catch his breath. He didn't have the spare energy to be expending so carelessly, his little outburst of anger had taken a toll. "Goddammit. I hate that dragon." He muttered to himself, pausing to get a look around. He'd left the girls not far from here, he could only hope he'd find them quickly. He wanted to get back to the inn as soon as possible, eat, and collapse. If it didn't happen soon none of the three would be happening in the order he intended.

Lucky for him, he caught glimpse of them several yards away, where they had paused in front of one of the food stands. He approached as casually as possible, offering a smile of acknowledgment to his sister when she noticed him. "You ready to go yet?"

"Almost." She replied, "I've got food, but we were going to get something sweet before we went back." Then, there was a brief pause. She frowned, "Why are you sweating?"

"It's nothing!" He said hastily, trying to swiftly wipe any moisture from his forehead.

This received a suspicious glance, "You sure?"

"Yes. I jogged to catch up with you, okay?" He said, stepping on ahead to try and prevent further questioning. "So, uh, how about those sweets?"

Sighing, Atticus leaned on the staircase rail and watched the short-haired man help the injured guy up. He ignored Riyo's ascent of the stairs and paid more attention to these two. He wanted to know why they were traveling with her, and to do that, he'd have to spark up a conversation somehow. "I don't mean to intrude on the touching moment, but since your friend looks a bit worse for wear, I wanted to offer my assistance. I am a certified doctor, after all."

It was a bit hard to tell exactly when Atticus was being sarcastic since his face never changed, nor did his voice. But he didn't give off the impression that he was up to no good. Simply that he was around when someone needed assistance.

Riyo practically charged into the room and slammed the door. Her feet shuffled over to the bed she had occupied hours before and she just about collapsed on it. "Ugh.." She let out as she hit the mattress.

"That man is bad news, Riyo. You need to stay away from him." A voice came from the bottom of the bed. It was that man again. Her eyes watched him quietly. She didn't question why he was bad news, or what she had to worry about. She didn't doubt it. Something in here quivered every time she looked into those empty eyes. "Nyuuu..." She whispered and pushed her face into the covers. Everything was hurting... She just wanted to fall asleep and be done with it.

Mitsu listened intently to Hitsu and Poke trying to determine what a dessert was. Before she could ask what their options were, however, Yuki trotted up to them. "Yuki!" She exclaimed like a happy child. She hadn't seen him for most of the day now.

That's when she noticed that he was sweaty too, but his excuse sounded reasonable enough, except for the tone. "Why are you being...umm.." Mitsu had to think for a moment to pick the right word. "Defensive?" Yes, that sounded like the right word. Maybe Yuki was having trouble with something and was embarrassed to tell? Mitsu wasn't sure why, they were all friends right? She would help if she could.

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"Whether I mean it or not I'm sure you could use the help," Neko grinned a bit as he helped Blade to his feet. Once Blade was on his feet Neko turned back to the newcomer. "So...up to, your room?" Neko turned back to Blade questioningly. He wasn't sure where they were going to head to do this whole thing and it didn't look like this guy had any medical supplies on him.

"I have supplies in my room, if you'd like to take him there. It's the second one to the left." Atticus explained. Though, he could always just grab them if need be. It wasn't like they were heavy or anything.