Amanda had been so distracted by the arrival of Ryuu and Levent (especially Ryuu) that she had not noticed Nanami reach out her hand.

Now, she saw Nanami had come forward and walked right up to the group of men to try to stop the fight. Amanda had certainly liked Nanami -- she thought she was friendly -- and would love to know her better in the future. And she was extremely impressed to see that Nanami, who she had initially thought was super shy, also had the guts to speak up to this group of (perhaps dangerous) strangers.

But before she could see anything else, she was suddenly turned around by Ryuu. Whoa! How did that happen?! she thought. She looked up at Ryuu, who guided her away while advising her to mind their own business instead of trying to intervene. She blushed and hid a smile at Levent's punny remark as the three started to walk away from the site of confrontation.

Amanda started to look behind her to see what would happen next in the conflict but turned her head back around when she realized Ryuu was talking to her again.

"Oh yes," she responded. "I watch the soccer team practice sometimes from the windows of the Great Hallway in between classes." She didn't admit that she was oftentimes just watching him.

"And I live in Aedes Hall. It's right around the corner, actually. We'll get there in less than a minute."