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"Sunset Orchid?" Leah repeated, letting the word sink in. It was a rare flower that was said to hold tremendous capabilities. Leah let out a small gasp when she realised that must have been what the mission Tsuna's team took for. She remembered glancing over the information, during the bike ride earlier, of Team Sun taking a mission in the Land of Crows - but she didn't have time to read it's objective. Leah was glad when she noticed Tsuna perk up, as if something in her mind clicked and suddenly the girl was ready to fight again. "So... we're dealing with some kind of undead thing attempting to regain his youth? Fabulous." Leah spoke sarcastically, "I can only imagine that his little mind-game was a test. He tried to break you, and almost one might I add." she gave Tsuna a nod before gesturing to the seat behind her as she took her own spot on the motorcycle. As Tsuna sat behind her, she asked another question, one that made her almost stutter. "I-" Leah paused, revving the engine with her foot, "there are things in this world that no one must ever get their hands on. Something like that could bring Legion back to his full life. I... had a dream, a nightmare actually. My husband was killed, I went mad and did awful things to bring him back. In the end - i got to see him again, as a ghost, as something I could never touch again, never speak to again, never feel. It was awful. That's what I know about resurrection - it is a double-edged blade. But I suppose something like that wouldn't stop Legion. If he's simply trying to revive himself, and not bring back someone from nothing, then perhaps... no - he will definitely attempt to find the Jewel." Leah stopped, she slipped up in her thoughts as she spoke them out loud. "I shouldn't have said that." Leah said, looking over her shoulder, tightening the grip on her handlebars. "Do you know where Bergrisók rests during Summer? In the New Mountains, so it looks like we're going north anyway. We'll have to catch a ship to Shard City to cut the distance."

Leah and Tsuna had a relatively short bike ride through the wilderness beneath the flying city of Skyfall. Leah had taken this trip many times in order to catch the ship from the local dockside town, this was the fastest and most frequently used route to go north to Shard. Leah would often go to Shard for business, and then would periodically visit home in Neutral city from there, Zeppelins were frequent between the two cities. When they arrived, Leah avoided paying any fair thanks to her Injustirian paperwork. The ship's captain even welcomes her aboard with Tsuna as they walked up the ramp after dropping the bike at the cargo bay. The vehicle would travel with them in storage. Just as the ship was setting off, Leah had actually moved to catch up with the captain it would seem, telling Tsuna she wouldn't be long.

After around 10 minutes, Leah held up her promise and emerged from the captain's cabin. She made her way along the wooden deck and could see Tsuna look out, leaning over the metal edge of the ship. She could hear the quiet hum of the engines below working to push through the waves of the sea. Leah could see land vanishing, and far in the distance she could almost make out the silhouette of Skyfall behind the clouds. She stopped beside Tsuna, not saying anything at first, instead she simply took in the view. "I prefer sailing" Leah began, "zeppelins make too much noise." Leah then turned around to lean back against the railing, she looked at Tsuna. "Tell me about your team, if you would like. I'd rather hear about them from you than pry into your public mission information on the database."

"They sound like impeccable teammates" Leah said, leaning further over the railing to stare at her wobbly reflection in the passing water. It was dark water down south, she looked forward to seeing it become more clear as they moved north towards Shard. As Tsuna described her thoughts on friendship Leah looked up beside her. "You can't mean that?" She asked, which was when Tsuna asked her a question that set the hairs up on her skin. At first she held her breath, but then she let out a quiet sigh as she thought back to her own thoughts about death. "It... would depend on the situation, don't you think? Death by fire, death by drowning, death by disease, battle... heartache." She was beginning to drift into her own thoughts when she noticed Tsuna almost lose balance. She didn't say anything but watched carefully for a moment, wondering if the girl wasn't good with travelling by boat, having no idea about the alcohol in her system. "You shouldn't be asking questions like that. It's like calling the grim reaper to your very own feet. Anyway - why would you have left your teammates behind if you have such great things to say about them. Every memory should be shared with the ones you care most about. The good... the bad. I... I've had dreams where... i had a vendetta and acted alone. It didn't end well for me, I didn't even get revenge, it was taken from me. I think of that all the time and remind myself - be grateful for what you have and never - ever let go."

Leah tried to force out a confused chuckle, but all that came was a slight exhale from between her lips as she stared incredulously at Tsuna. She was joking about death, talking about it like it followed her where ever she went. It didn't sit right in Leah's stomach, not at all. How was a girl so young so filled with dark thoughts. She somehow didn't think it was a lie, either. Then Tsuna began to turn red leading Leah to believe she really did have sea sickness. But then as she began to rock, much like the slow bridle of the ship, Leah began to wonder otherwise. When Tsuna forced herself to lean over again and vomit over the edge Leah was startled, then activated her HALO to begin scanning Tsuna. As the scan began she was still deep in thought about what Tsuna said, about feeling selfish, about how Leah also deserved better. Her Halo then glowed red around the silhouette of Tsuna and Leah exclaimed "have you been drinking? Honestly - children these days." She then returned to being the Inquisitor again, her tone completely back to being formal. "You should go to your room and sleep this one off. If you think I will take you to that mountain with a hangover then you can quit your quest now." She waited for Tsuna to move before she looked over her shoulder at the girl, her eyes hanging low. She couldn't help but feel sorry for Tsuna. She needed to find the missing links to Tsuna's story, she needed to find out what was really going on.

Leah didn't take much longer than Tsuna to head in for sleep. The sun had begun hanging low quite quickly and as the ship sailed northwards she thought it would just be easier to sleep. But her mind was thinking for hours before she finally drifted off into sleep. Dawn came suddenly the next morning with the sound of seagulls flying overhead. From the porthole above her bed Leah felt the warm sun beating down on her skin where she had kicked off the blankets during the night. She was a restless sleeper and this came as no surprise to her. She took no time in getting dressed and head up to deck to smell the fresh morning breeze from over the railing. She could see the coastline of Shard in the far distance, it was green, even from this far. She could even make out the sharp spires of the city along the horizon. She could recall the weathermancers of Shard standing atop them, calling down the bolts of lightning to redirect the energy from other buildings. They were fantastic, they could change the weather too, if they needed, but the Circle often forbid it unless it was really necessary. The Circle was wise - beyond compare. They had lived longer than most people in Occulas, saw more than anyone should, even witnessed the fall of Kuj'anast.

It wasn't long until Leah had her HALO activated and it's white hologram appeared around her head. It widened to become easier to view information on as she gestured to different pieces of info that appeared and moved to the side as she delved deeper. 'Team Sun' one read, 'The trio known as Team Sun was created at the beginning of the Otherearth Expedition. Comprised of Micha'el Maues, Tsuna Miki, and Scarlot Tamiya-Satoru, each students at Hope Academy. Mr Maues and Miss Tamiya-Satoru were a Pair at Hope Academy prior to Team Sun. The trio were later joined by Aoi Celeste temporarily during the expedition.' Leah glanced over at the name to begin with but quickly moved backwards to reread the sentence. Celeste? Leah thought, quickly delving further. "Sh*t" Leah mumbled to herself. That's Arisa's sister she thought, flicking back to the original information. She learned that Micha'el was an only child, much like Scarlott. Micha'el lived a pretty ordinary life in Neutral City with his mother before joining Hope. Scarlot has lived in multiple locations, having lived in England and then moving to Osaka to join he uncles before moving with them to Neutral to attend Hope Academy, showing some great skill in her practical tests to enter. She felt tired and as if her eyes were blurring over as she read through Micha'els file, but couldn't put her finger on why. As she read Scarlot's she noticed some 'REDACTED' information, and could only imagine that the Occult was involved. They were almost the only organisation she didn't have clearance to investigate. As for Tsuna, there was little to no information on the girl other than the fact she was in Neutral and joined Hope, and was somehow able to begin in 3rd year. She was Therian, that much was obvious, but she was in a strange state of being between humanoid and pure Therian. The girl got stranger and stranger the more she tried to investigate, in fact, the whole team was strange. Even Aoi, who wasn't in Team Sun anymore. A girl who's voice enchanted others, not like a siren, but like a songstress of old. Many magic-folk had unique quirks, it was what made them stand out, something they were better at than anyone else. Take Alexis Truesvale for example, she was uniquely fantastic at arcane magic, even without magic calculation.

Then suddenly Leah heard movement behind her and as she looked over her should, as quick as a flash, the HALO closed down and concealed any information she was researching. It was Tsuna. "Feeling better this morning?" she asked, half caring and half stern. "We'll be at Shard City in little less than half an hour. Be ready to head out, we won't be able to linger in the city for long less we want the Circle snooping around us."