Nero continued to stand where he was as quietly as possible. He was somewhat surprised that the girl hadn't seen him but then again it was probably better, especially since he had been wanting to kind of just blend where he was without drawing too much attention to himself. He had his arms crossed over his chest and stared over at the door as best as he could without actually stepping away from his position beside the house. He didn't actually bother to step away from the house until after the girl had stepped off the porch and appeared to be heading back the way she came. He planned to watch her for a few moments just to make sure she was leaving before he was going to turn back and head to the back of the house.

Kyran stayed seated at the table for a few moments after Hikari had gotten up to go to the door though he did eventually get to his own feet and start in that direction. He didn't bother going right up to the door like she had but hovered around the division between the living room and the kitchen. He looked to Hikari when she finally came back into the house. "Should we be glad that Ishta didn't grace you with her presence instead of that girl?" He asked half curiously. He wouldn't have been surprised for Ishta to have come here herself but he guessed considering her position she did have more things to do then track the Princess down and make her return to the palace.

Hikari glanced back to Kyran when he asked if they were lucky that it was Firra who had come out rather than Ishta and just laughed weakly. "Well, should Ishta have been the one to come I'm pretty sure she would have dragged me off and told the rest of you to get back at your leisure..." She shook her head a little and then sighed softly, "I get the feeling I'm in for an ear full when I get back..." She was a little surprised that Firra hadn't commented about her face rather than her clothes, but...well Firra was always a little backwards from what you'd expect, and she was pretty sure she knew about her being a little more rough and tumble when she could get away with it. She shook her head again and then looked back to Kyran. "Well...I suppose we should try to start heading back as soon as we can... I need to go give this to Reyes..." she said as she held up the armband. "...Nero has documented written permission we can show should anyone stop him, right now Reyes just has my word, so I think she could use it more than Nero could at the moment. I'll have to get him one later." She glanced toward the stairs and then titled her head a little. "...Do you mind checking to see if Nanashi's feeling better today? ...It's a bit of a walk, but he can have a room once we get there to rest again."

Kamaria couldn't help but chuckle and shake her head a little at the remark about Selenity getting her ears reamed when she got back. "...Perhaps you should go change into that dress you left here...and let me do something about your face before you leave. You may get less reamed that way..."

Hikari just made a face at that idea and sighed. "...I like what I'm wearing..." she said simply, "And don't worry about it. I'm sure someone there will tackle me down and take care of it. You don't need to go spending your energy on something that that...but thanks, anyway." she added with a smile before she started to edge toward the door. She had no cares to dress up nice and pretty just to go home. Even that dress wasn't good enough to suit people since it was so simple even if it was elegant. It was a commoner's form of a nice dress, so she would still get chewed out a little for being seen in something like that. Though this mis-matching little getup she had now would probably draw more criticism, she really didn't care. It wasn't like anyone in town really knew her face for who she was, so they wouldn't know who she was anyway. "I'll be back in a few minutes." She sighed as she started to head back to the back door and slipped outside onto the back porch. It didn't take her long to notice Kanone had taken over the rocking chair and Celestine was halfway across the yard with the animals. It didn't take her too long to spot Reyes before she started over her general direction.

Nero went ahead and started to head back around the side of the house. Rather than staying on the side where he had pretty much taken up residence he started for the back porch where he knew Reyes to be. Judging by what he could understand of the conversation between Hikari and the girl who had come bearing a message for her it sounded like they would probably be leaving here soon, or at least soon enough. Once he had come around to the back of the house he stepped over just a little so that he was indeed at the back of the house but still leaning against it with his arms how they usual were; crossed over his chest.

Kyran smiled weakly after Hikari had said that she had a feeling she was in for an ear full when she got back. He didn’t really doubt that considering even Aamori had been spoken to when she returned. At times like this he really was kind of glad to be a nobody; he didn’t have to worry about stuff quite like Hikari did and of course no one ever really demanded he return home when arrived in his territory. Well, that was mostly because Minako never knew when he was back around unless he showed up at the house. He nodded his head lightly when she said that they should try and star heading back soon. He didn’t really want to give Ishta any further reason to lay into Hikari so he fully agreed with leaving as soon as everyone was able. He gave another nod when she said she needed to give the armband to Reyes. “I don’t think Nero would take it even if you offered it to him… that is if Reyes didn’t have one. I have the feeling Nero would tell you to give to Reyes either way.” He said quietly and then reached up to his chest pocket to open it and double check to make sure the letter they had been given at the beginning of all of this was still there. Happy to see it hadn’t gone anywhere he buttoned up the pocket and looked back to Hikari. Again he nodded his head once she had asked if he would go check on Nanashi. “I don’t mind.” He paused. “I’m sure he won’t mind the walk since there is a place to rest at the destination.” He added. He was also pretty sure that regardless of the state he was in Nanashi would probably want to walk himself anyway. He’d already had to be carried quite a bit lately. He didn’t bother waiting around long after he said he would check on Nanashi. He didn’t think he needed to stick around for Kamaria speaking to Hikari so he immediately started for the stairs and then up to the room that Nanashi had been using. He paused at the door and knocked lightly before looking inside. “We’re going to have to head out here soon, how’re you feeling Nanashi?”

Reyes hadn’t really moved much at all once he had decided to sit on the porch, though he did try and stay within good earshot of Kanone since he was the only person on the porch to really talk to since Nero was being his usual antisocial self and Celestine was communing with nature or in this case… the animals. He did happen to glance to the side of the house momentarily when he caught sight of Nero from the corner of his eye. Ordinarily he might not have even noticed but in this territory it really was easy to spot the only black mass alongside a white house. He stared over at Nero for a few moments and then turned his head towards the back door when he heard it opening. He stared up at Hikari since she had been the one to come outside though he averted his eyes and went back to staring out past the porch.

Kamaria just shook her head slightly at Hikari and then sighed before she started to head back over to the chair to sit down. Honestly, that girl had a mind of her own...sometimes she felt like she enjoyed making things harder on herself, since that was all she ever seemed to do, but she guessed so long as she wanted to come around and visit her she couldn't really complain. No one else did unless they needed something.

Nanashi was still laying in bes curled up on his side and very near the verge of falling back asleep from lack of better things to be doing when Kyran knocked at the door. He cracked open his eyes and moved his head a little so that he could see who was at the door, though Kyran's voice gave him away before he really got a good look at him. He blinked a could of times and then sighed softly as he started to push himself up slowly. "...I'm alright," he said quietly. He knew already from the first words he said that they were going to be leaving soon, so he wasn't about to go complaining. It was probably apparent that he was still a little pale and peeked looking, but he could walk. He just felt sluggish, and was still lacking some energy. He knew he could get up by now, he just really didn't feel like doing it, though walking for any long distance, especially if he couldn't stop to rest...he really didn't know how well that would go over, but he was more than ready to try. He didn't want Kyran to have to carry him two days in a row.

Hikari knew that Kyran was likely right about Nero not taking the pass, which she had also taken into consideration. He already seemed concerned about his cousin being here, of course he would want to ensure her safety. She happened to glance over to see Nero as well, though that didn't really surprise her. That would probably make it easier for her to explain about this form of pass. "Reyes," she started as she got close to her. She smiled and knelt down before holding out the armband to her. "Here...put this on your left wrist and keep it on, alright? This shows you have permission to be here, so the guards won't bother you when they see you. We're going to have to head out soon, I just got summoned." She rolled her eyes a little and then half smiled as she stood up again and placed her hand lightly on Reyes head. she glanced over to Nero and sighed. "For now, we will just have to use the written pass for all of us if anyone tries to stop you... Ishta didn't know anything about Reyes, so she only sent one pass down. I will get you one when we get back. Just make sure you keep it on once you get it. It won't hurt to get it wet or anything so it's better if you just don't take it off." The armband was made of a thin, stretchy material, and the symbols on it were embroidered on, so it would dry quickly if it got wet, and considering that it wasn't made of paper, being wet wouldn't kill it either.

Kanone glanced back to the door when Hikari started outside, but he kept silent as she went over to Reyes and started talking to her about the armband. he was a little surprised that someone actually was sent out here to get her, but...well maybe that wasn't all that surprising. Perhaps he was more surprised that she wasn't sent an escort back. He shook his head a little and then straightened up. "...So we're leaving?"
"Yes, as soon as everyone is ready," she answered as she glanced back to him for a moment, "So get your things together, don't leave without them."

Kyran didn’t bother entering the room other than to lean against the door frame. He was at least a little glad to see that Nanashi seemed to have a little less trouble sitting up today then he had yesterday. He smiled rather weakly for only a moment after he had said that he was alright. Well, alright was better than feeling downright crappy. He really hoped that Nanashi got around to feeling one hundred percent soon. It really couldn’t be good for his body to keep fluctuating before it was even fully healthy again. “Hikari said that there will be a place for you to rest once we arrive at our destination.” He told him. “I figured that might help motivate you should this prove to be too much strenuous activity, too soon.” He paused. “…I’m also fairly certain that Hikari wouldn’t object to stopping every so often along the way should you need to rest.” He added. He didn’t think Hikari would object though it may take them longer to get there that way which would probably only make Ishta more upset… but well… if Nanashi needed to rest, he needed to rest. He pushed himself up from the door frame and leaned back slightly to look down the stairs. He didn’t think Hikari was done outside yet. “We’ll need to get going or else Hikari may never hear the end of it… so when you can, come downstairs.” He told him as he glanced back into the room momentarily. “Oh and don’t forget anything.” He added before he stepped away from the door and started for the stairs to head back down to the first floor.

Reyes lifted his head and glanced back towards Hikari when he heard his name. “Yes?” He responded quietly and then looked at the armband that she was holding out to him. He eyed it for a moment before looking back up to her. He nodded his head a little after the explanation for the armband. He reached over to take it from her and studied it for a moment before complying and slipping it onto his left wrist. He stared at it for a few moments and then looked back up to Hikari while she spoke to Nero. He waited until after she had spoken to open his mouth. “Do these come in other colors? Pale blue doesn’t exactly go with green…” He didn’t mind wearing the armband considering what use it was for but if he could he would’ve preferred something that matched what he was wearing… not something that completely stuck out against his color choices. He would love a dark green one… or even a silver shaded one… anything but this pale blue. Nero could have this one… he knew Nero wouldn’t care what color it was. He also had a feeling getting Nero to wear one might be a little difficult, or at least getting him to keep it on the entire time they were here.

Nero continued to stand where he was though he did turn his head to watch when Hikari started addressing Reyes. He had already gathered he would be stuck with one of those silly little armbands before she even opened her mouth to tell him. He’d much rather go without to be honest but he wasn’t going to argue that right now, especially since he wasn’t being told to wear one right this minute. He merely nodded his head slightly in understanding. He’d deal with the armband when the time came. He stared over at Reyes when he heard the question that he had asked and then shook his head. He couldn’t believe Reyes had asked something like that. It didn’t matter if the armband matched his clothes or not. “Just wear the damn thing and shut up. It doesn’t have to match your damn clothes.” He said sounding a little annoyed. In all honesty it was a little embarrassing having Reyes, his male cousin asking that.

Nanashi put up a ghost of a while when Kyran said that the place to rest might be motivation to get moving. Not being carried was motivation enough for him, but he didn't say anything. He nodded weakly when he said that Hikari wouldn't mind stopping so he could rest. "...Alright..." he said quietly, though he fully intended to try not to have to stop soon or often. Once he was told to get downstairs when he could, he went ahead and started to sit up a little more before slowly sliding is feet over so that they were hanging off of the edge of the bed. He groaned softly once he was completely upright and closed his eyes for a moment since the motion made him a little dizzy. "...Alright," he said quietly when he told him not to forget anything. He had pretty much everything he owned on except for his boots. After a moment he opened his eyes and glanced around for a moment until he spotted them and then raked them over to him with his feet ans slipped into them before pulling his legs up one at a time to adjust them and tie the laces. He glanced around the room one more time and then blinked when he noticed something missing. "...Where is my...ah..." he tapped at his shoulders, trying to motion at the lack of the harness straps that should have been there, "...that thing..." He had already forgotten what his weapon was called for the moment, but he still wondered where the heck it had gotten to. He remembered taking the harness for it off and yesterday he had drawn the weapon, but he couldn't remember ever holding it again...and he didn't see it.

Hikari glanced down to Reyes again when she asked if the arm band came in any other colors and then just blinked, though moments later she actually found herself laughing. She shook her head as Nero told her to just wear it and that it didn't have to match and then just laughed again. "If that is your biggest concern of the day, you're going to fit right in with the girls around here," she said simply. "Besides...you want it to stand out. The more easily it's noticed the better." She shook her head slightly and sighed. "...I'm going to go find the rest of my stuff....try to get everything together as fast as you can, alright?" she said as she turned to head back into the house again. She was pretty sure that she had left her belt and her bow in the downstairs bathroom, so she headed inside to go get them and make sure that her hair was brushed out and properly covering the gem on her forehead.

Kanone couldn't help but snicker at Reyes when she had to ask about the arm band's color options. "Typical girl," he teased playfully before nodding to Hikari. He just moved over to the edge of the porch and picked up his back of clothes and other assortments and then slipped the strep for Celestine's swallow over his shoulders before tossing the back over the other shoulder. That was already pretty much all of his stuff, and Celestine still seemed to have his with him, so they could probably pick up and leave anytime as far as everyone out here went.

LaRae hadn’t left the room even after Kyran had stopped by to check on Nanashi and let them know that they were trying to leave here soon. She had been sitting beside the bed but had gotten up at one point while Kyran was talking and stood a little ways from the bed. She turned her eyes back to Nanashi once Kyran had left and he started to try and get moving. She had most everything on her already so she didn’t have anything really to get. Well.. no.. she had that gel pack that Kamaria had said she could have. Thinking about that now, she was going to have to see if she could talk Aamori into carrying that for her in her little bag. She didn’t have anywhere to carry it and didn’t exactly want to be holding onto it in her hands for the rest of the trip. She absently watched Nanashi put his boots on and then blinked when he finally spoke and started to ask where something was. She wasn’t getting what he meant at first but it clicked fast enough. “Your weapon? The uh.. spetum, I think.” She paused and glanced around the room for a moment. She hadn’t really been too ‘there’ when they left and came here so she wasn’t sure if he had had it or not and if it wasn’t in this room, even the holster then she had no idea where it was. “…I’m not sure where it is…” She finally answered as she looked back over at him. “Kyran or Hikari would probably know better than I would…” She added lastly.

Reyes for the most part ignored Nero. He didn’t care what he thought. He wanted the armband to match if it could and it didn’t hurt anything to ask. He did tilt his head slightly though since he apparently had made Hikari laugh. He hadn’t thought it was that funny of a question really. He just kind of stared at Hikari after she had said that he would fit in with the girls around here if that was his biggest concern of the day. Okay… so he liked clothes and liked to match things and apparently that made him like the girls here… okay then. He looked back up at Hikari as she continued to say that he would want the armband to stand out. No, not really. He wanted it not to clash with his clothes… it wasn’t his fault if someone didn’t want to work hard enough to spot something that matched someone elses clothes. He finally just gave a sigh and nodded his head slightly since it looked like this was going to be all he was getting. He may just have to find something blue to wear instead… He glanced to Kanone briefly when he teased and stuck his tongue out a little. “At least girls now know to dress.” He added and then started to stand up. He didn’t really have anything he needed to grab. Shen carried everything for him and Shen had already taken up residence in his shadow earlier this morning so he had everything he was going to need already.

Kyran of course had made it downstairs and was standing in the living room waiting for the word that they were leaving. He had gathered up his blades and made sure they were properly equipped to the holster. He’d kind of forgotten when he had removed them but obviously he had needed to in order to sleep last night. Aamori looked like she was ready and standing too. Considering they both had their blades on they had clearly decided to avoid sitting on anything. Neither of them needed to accidently slice into Kamaria’s furniture.

Nanashi nodded a little when LaRae caught on to what he was referring to and said the name of his weapon. He kept his eyes on her while he waited for an answer and then sighed softly when she said that Kyran or Hikari would know better than she would. After a moment he started to stand up slowly and then turned around so that he could try to fix the bed, though he paused when he held out his hand and realized that his fingers were still smudged with dried blood. He sighed softly and lowered his hand again before glancing away from the bed. He really hoped he hadn't messed up this woman's sheets or anything, especially wince they were so light colored. He could feel blood crusted on his side, which was rather annoying, and he really didn't want to go anywhere covered in blood, even if it was hard to see. He glanced over to LaRae almost sheepishly and pointed to the wrinkled up sheets. "Um...could you...?" he asked as he held up his hand to show her why he didn't want to handle it himself. Of course he knew he very well may have rubbed it off somewhere on them, but he was hoping that he hadn't too badly and even if so he didn't want to make it worse. He backed up a little and then looked back toward the door for a moment. "...I'm...going to see if I can clean off a little...before we get going..." he said quietly as he started to edge toward the door. He slipped out into the hallway and glanced around for a moment, though it didn't take him long to notice the bathroom. He slipped inside and went to the sink before slipping out of his gloves and washing off his hands, though after a moment he picked up the glove that had been on his bloodied hand and started to run it under the water as well. He just watched as the water turned red as it coursed through the black material and ran down the drain. He messed around with it until the redness stopped and then wrung it out and started to lay it aside, before struggling out of his coat. he knew there was blood on the inside of that, all over his shirt, and his pants, but for now he just used the wet glove to try to wash the dried blood from his side through the gash in his shirt and then got what he could see from his coat before cleaning the glove off again and wringing it out again before slipping it back on and then pulling his coat back on over his clothes, making sure to fasten the straps at the front. He really hoped he got a decent chance to wash this stuff properly later. He really was trying to take good care of it, especially since it had been a gift, and a very nice one at that. He made sure to slip back into his other glove and then sighed softly as he started to leave the bathroom again. He guessed he had better get back downstairs so they could go...he didn't want to be a hold up.

Hikari made quick work of gathering all of her things before making her way back to the living room. She glanced around rather quickly realizing that Nanashi wasn't down yet, though she wasn't in too big of a hurry. For now she just made her way over to Kamaria to go ahead and have her goodbyes said, and they both had a little bit of a laugh over Reyes's concern about the armband not matching her outfit. Honestly that had been pretty funny, at least to them. She was a dark dragon in the light territory, and she was worried about the one thing allowing her to walk around freely classing with her outfit. Unfortunately the band didn't come in other colors, so she was out of luck either way. They made them all look the same so that they were easily identifiable which made it easier on the person wearing it. Light dragons were not friendly in general when it came to dark dragons, and one they didn't usually take too much time to look them over. Once quick glance to their left wrist, if there wasn't a band there, they weren't welcome and things could get ugly fast. The only thing that detoured people from messing with one with a band on was because they knew they could be in deep trouble for doing so since the only dark dragons commonly issued passes that were allowed here were officials and here on official business, so it would cause a hell of a lot of trouble if something happened with them. So it really was amusing that she was more worried about how it looked than the animosity it was avoiding.

Kanone glanced back to Reyes and stuck out his tongue in return. "So do I...I put on pants, shoes, and a shirt...if I feel like it," he said with a slight laugh. He shook his head and then sighed before glancing back toward the door again

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LaRae glanced to the bed momentarily when Nanashi pointed and then focused on his hand when he showed her. She nodded her head lightly. “Yeah, I’ll take care of it.” She responded as she started to move closer to the bed. She looked at him once more when he said that he was going to see if he could clean off a little before they got going and then nodded again. “Alright. I’ll head downstairs once I’m done with the bed.” She stated and almost immediately bent over to start fixing the bed. She lifted her head only slightly once he had reached the door and then went right back to finishing with the bed. She made pretty quick work of the bed and stretched a little as she straightened up. She eyed the bed for a moment, making sure she was good and then backed up and started for the door. She stepped out into the hall and glanced towards the bathroom briefly before starting downstairs to the living room. Once she was downstairs she glanced around the room, mostly to see who all was here and then to find the gel pack. Thankfully it didn’t appear to have been moved so she made her way over to the table and picked it up before moving towards Aamori. She wasted little time asking her to carry it in her little bag and Aamori didn’t mind carrying it so she slipped it into her bag since it was already on her back. She really did like not having to carry anything but at a time like this she really needed a bag or something of her own.

Reyes half rolled his eyes at what Kanone had said. “And that mentality makes me glad that girls are better than boys.” He said with a pause. “Leave it to a boy to make a comment like that…” He said and shook his head slightly.

Nero finally pushed himself off of the house and shook his head. “Come on Reyes.” He started. “Let’s go around to the front of the house and wait on the others.” He said as he motioned with his head around the house. He didn’t want to listen to Reyes continue. If Kanone said anything else it was bound to turn into a debate and it was quite embarrassing since he knew Reyes was a boy and said some of the things he did. He waited only a moment to make sure that Reyes was indeed following him and then turned to head around the corner. He did pause again before looking back to Kanone. “You should probably make sure the dog-magnet is ready to go too.” He said before he turned back and started walking towards the front of the house. He figured since the woman before hadn’t come from the back of the house they would likely be leaving from the front, or at least he hoped he was guessing right.

Nanashi made his way down the hallway and over to the stairs. He was almost a little nervous about heading down, but he made sure to hold tightly to the railing and walk carefully. Thankfully he managed to make it to the floor without any real mishaps. He glanced around for a moment once he reached the living room and then moved over to Kyran slowly since he had been the one to tell him not to leave anything. "...Kyran...where are my things?" he asked, "...There was nothing up there but my boots...that I saw...." He knew he hadn't had the capacity to grab anything, and he didn't remember getting them. Now that he was thinking about it more, he knew Kyran hadn't gotten them. He glanced over to Hikari for a moment, but then he didn't remember seeing her with them either...and he doubted anyone else grabbed them. "...oh crap..." he muttered quietly, looking like he wanted to slap himself in the head. His ears fell back a little and he sighed, seeming to come to the conclusion that they hadn't been snagged before Kyran even got to answer him. He really did feel bad for losing them even if he hadn't been able to get them himself. He didn't know what the odds of finding them were, not that they had time to right now anyway...but there was a lot of forest out there, and if those hunters came back to get the bodies, they probably would have made off with the weapon as well.

Kanone just laughed and shook his head at Reyes. "Whatever you say, shorty," he said lightly, "That was borderline sexist." He just chuckled again and then shook his head a little. He glanced to Nero for a moment and then laughed before looking over to Celestine. "Sure, I got him," he said simply before he started across the yard. "Hey, Cel, got everything? Think we're getting ready to head out. Nero and Reyes are waiting up front."

Celestine looked up to Kanone and then checked quickly. He had his blades in their sheaths on his belt, his bag still hung over his shoulder...he was pretty sure he had everything. He nodded his head a little and then reached over to rub Nobu's head again lightly before standing up. "Alright...come on," he said lightly to the canines. He reached down to pick up Kyiri and let her scamper up onto his shoulder before he started to move toward the house again, though he glanced back to make sure the animals were with him. He rubbed Esen's head when she got up beside him and then continued forward with Kanone following in suit behind him...snickering at something that he didn't care to interrogate about.

Kyran hadn’t moved very much from where he was standing in the living room though he had glanced around when others started coming back into the room. He was a little relieved to see Nanashi make it down the stairs without falling on his face. He thought Nanashi was looking a little better but that didn’t exactly mean his coordination and everything was back up to par. He quirked his brow slightly when Nanashi came over and asked him where his things were. He didn’t really know what he meant at first though after he thought about it a little more and checked off the things Nanashi had to carry in his head he figured it out. His weapon. He didn’t remember carrying it back while he carried Nanashi so he knew he didn’t have it and he wasn’t really sure that anyone else had grabbed it either. He sighed quietly when he heard Nanashi say ‘oh crap’ and then glanced over to Hikari momentarily. “Hikari… you didn’t happen to see anyone pick up Nanashi’s weapon, did you?” He asked figuring he already knew the answer. He hated to think they actually left that behind and if they really did leave it behind there wasn’t exactly any way for them to go back and get it at the moment.

Hikari turned her attention over to Kyran once he spoke to her, finally noticing Nanashi since she had been facing the other way when he came back. She looked at him for a moment and then back to Kyran before shaking her head a little. "...I didn't notice...but I haven't seen it...," she said with a soft sigh. She noticed the way Nanashi's ears drooped even more when she said that as if she had just snuffed out his last little bit of hope that they might have it here. "...I'm sorry, I should have grabbed it...I really didn't think about it..." What's worse is that she was sitting practically right next to the thing for the longest before she went to annoy Aamori.

"...It's alright...I could barely use the thing anyway.... I just hope Kanone isn't upset...." That really was his biggest worry. After all, Kanone had given it to him and everything, he was really hoping that he didn't get mad at him for losing it. Thankfully, Kanone really didn't seem the type to get too upset over things, but one could never really tell. In his experience, dragons could be very temperamental when he messed up.

Hikari glanced over to the window and noticed the others standing around out front and then sighed. "Well...looks like the others are ready to go. And don't worry, Nanashi, I doubt he will be. It could have very well happened to any of us. I've already had to replace a weapon on this trip." She turned back to Kamaria again and smiled at her before giving her another hug. "See you around, and thanks again," she told her before she started to head for the door and pulling it open so she could start outside.

Kyran sighed softly when he heard Hikari’s answer. He hadn’t thought anyone had remembered to grab the weapon but he had kind of hoped that maybe someone had. He glanced back to Nanashi and nodded his head a little after what Hikari had said in response to him. “I don’t think Kanone would blame you either.” He added. “No one was thinking about stuff like that when we were getting out of there. It was more a priority to get ourselves to safety then the weapons and stuff we were carrying.” He said with a slight nod. He didn’t really think Kanone would be upset about it. Maybe a little at first but he didn’t think it would really bother him. He waited until Hikari had started for the door and soon followed after her. He did pause after she had opened the door and continued to hold it so that the others could head outside. He did look over to Kamaira and smiled lightly. “Thank you for your hospitality.” He turned his eyes back to the door momentarily and watched as Aamori passed by him and slipped outside onto the porch, followed by LaRae as well. He planned to follow Nanashi out once he stepped outside too.

Kamaria smiled warmly at Hikari and then Kyran when the both said another round of thanks yours before departing. "Anytime," she said simply without getting up from her chair. "Goodbye," she told him before he got out.

Nanashi nodded weakly in response to Hikari's and Kyran's reassurances, and he just hoped they were right about that. He watched at Hikari and the other girls headed for the door and then started in that direction himself, glancing back to Kamaria before raising his hand to wave a little and slipping out onto the front porch. He stepped off of the wooden platform carefully, almost losing his balance a little, though he regained it quickly by planting both feet firmly with a bit of distance between them. He sighed softly and then moved off to the side a little so Kyran could step down and crossed his arms lightly while his eyes trailed tot he ground. He didn't bother mentioning his lack of weapon to Kanone right now. He was sure Kanone would notice eventually, then he would explain if he said anything about it. Right now he was more worried about how long of a trip this was going to be.

Hikari stepped off of the porch once she was outside and headed out into the grass before glancing around to make sure everyone was here. She half smile when she saw everyone already out here and ready to leave, mutts included. Once Nanashi made it off of the porch and Kyran got outside she glanced back toward the woods and sighed. "Alright...if we're lucky, this shouldn't take more than an hour," she said lightly. Of course she was taking into account that they couldn't move too quickly. She could usually make it out here in half of that time alone, but she knew Nanashi wasn't going to be able to take her usual pace, so she planned to walk normally. Once everyone seemed pretty much ready, she turned and started to head off toward the woods again. There was at least a narrow path to follow this time, since Kamaria did have to go though here as did anyone else who came to visit her.

Kanone glanced to Nanashi when he started off of the porch and nearly stumbled and then shook his head a little. He knew he really probably shouldn't be up walking right now, but well...he didn't want to carry him and really couldn't with all of the other junk on his back. Once Hikari had said how long the trip was hopefully going to take and started off he just kind of hung back a little while waiting on the others to get moving and tried to stay somewhere near Nero and his shorty for now. He assumed Aamori would probably either join him or go try to walk with Celestine and everyone would likely pair up the way they usually did on these walks. He half tried to keep and eye on Nanashi, but for now he seemed to be moving around alright now that he was on level ground.

Kyran started off of the porch once he had shut the door behind himself. He did momentarily glance around at everyone and he had noticed Nanashi’s little stumble coming off the porch but he looked to catch himself easily enough. He hoped that Nanashi wasn’t going to have any trouble with this trek. He started closer to Hikari as she was saying about how long this trip should take. He was at least happy to hear it wasn’t going to be too long of a trip to their destination. He kept close to her once she started to head off towards the woods though he didn’t quite as close to her as he would have normally. While they were in the light territory and getting closer to the palace he figured it would be best to keep a comfortable distance from her. As per usual once they started heading anywhere, LaRae kept close to Nanashi, especially this time when she knew he wasn’t quite as healthy as he had been. Aamori didn’t bother getting too close to Celestine. She did hang a little behind him rather than walking with him and Zale fell instep beside her rather than sticking to Celestine like Nobu did. Nero of course waited until most everyone else had started off though he didn’t quite get his solo position at the rear since he had Reyes with him and Kanone had apparently decided to stick closer to him than anyone else. That almost seemed like it was going to become a regular occurrence.

Hikari glanced back to check and make sure that everyone was with her before she started into the woods. She smiled weakly at Kyran when she noticed that he was giving her a little space and then sighed softly before continuing forward. In this area the trees were mostly whore with the white bark and crimson leaves, though the closer they got to the city, the fewer of those large crystal structures were were, though that was mostly because they had been taken up and used for things in the city. She tried to keep a steady pace, but little more than halfway there they still had to stop. Nanashi was getting worn out, winded, and very nearly passed out on them, so even when he caught himself and insisted he was alright she insisted he sit down for a few minutes and rest, so he wound up sitting under a tree with his knees curled up to his chest looking almost ashamed of himself. Once he seemed to be decently rested and had stopped breathing so hard she let him up so they could keep going, though he had a little bit of a time getting to his feet after his legs got a rest. She tried to make set an easier pace, but even at that they still pad to pause twice more before they got to the city. By the time the place started coming into view it had actually been over an hour.

Once they were close to the city Hikari paused and turned back to the others before they actually got there. "...Nero, why don't you stay up here with me for now? You may be better off than walking in the back." she tried. She didn't know if he would be any better off walking next to her right now, but even still she didn't like leaving him and Reyes back there, even though Kanone had practically glued himself to the two of them for whatever reason.

Nero had been keeping to himself for the walk and hadn’t said a word, not even to Reyes, though Reyes had barely been talking himself. He hadn’t been looking forward to this and still wasn’t. He wasn’t ready to deal with the mass of light dragons nor the city, town, whatever it was. He just kind of hoped that they would get out of this territory fairly quickly. He lifted his eyes slightly and looked towards Hikari after she had paused and spoken to him. He just kind of stared ahead at her after she had suggested that he move up to the front and walk with her. He guessed in some way that could make sense but in his own opinion he felt that he fared better by staying away from her. Surely it would cause more of a problem if he was walking near her, wouldn’t it? He sighed quietly and averted his eyes slightly though that probably went unnoticed thanks to the shaded glasses he was wearing. “Wouldn’t it be better for us…” He paused and motioned towards Reyes as well. “…to stay clear of you for now?”

Reyes glanced between Nero and Hikari momentarily before staring up at his cousin. He could understand what made Nero ask what he had but he felt just a little differently. He kind of preferred to listen to who he felt knew better and in this case Hikari probably knew better. He hadn’t ever been in this territory before and he certainly didn’t know how the people were going to react to seeing both him and Nero. He finally shifted his glance, almost sheepishly towards Hikari. He was going to agree with a light dragon over his own cousin… he’d never done something like that before either and wasn’t sure how that would sit with Nero. “…I dunno Nero.” He paused. “I think you should listen to her.” He said quietly.

Hikari sighed heavily as she placed her hand on her hip. She should have known that Nero was going to be difficult. "It would be best for you to act you are here as a friend rather than act like you hate all of us," she said simply, "even if that's the case." She shook her head a little and then glanced to Reyes when she spoke up and agreed with her a little. "At any rate, how you look is barely going to make a different anyway so long as you don't have on one of those bangs or a guard for an escort, so it would be in your best interest to get up here with me so I can keep an eye on you and everyone else. If you're back there, I can't see what's going on, so if someone does try something, I'm not going to see it until it's too late." She crossed her arms and stared at him for a few moments. "So think that over... I'm not going to stand here and argue with you about it, if you want to avoid me, fine, I'm only trying to make things easier on you." With that she turned back around and started forward. She knew she was being a little snippy but she wasn't looking forward to going back anyway, so Nero just trying to make things harder wasn't helping much. Even as amusing as she found Reyes's comment about the arm band before if she had asked her that right now, she probably would have wanted to slap her over.

Kanone glanced over to Nero and half smiled at him. "...She has a point," he said simply. He reached up and put a hand on the center of Nero's back, giving him a light push forward to try to get him to go ahead. He knew Nero probably didn't want to, but even at that, he figured he should probably trust Hikari's judgment.

"Kanone, mind your own business..." Celestine muttered quietly when he heard him pressing Nero. He thought it was bad enough that Kanone stuck his nose into his business, he didn't need to go harassing Nero. He could just imagine Nero was more annoyed by it than he was. After all, they weren't related and weren't even from the same clan.

Nero’s jaw probably would have dropped at hearing Reyes actually agree with Hikari had he not been good at keeping a straight face. Reyes was one person he had never really thought would agree with a light dragon mostly because he’d never been around them or dealt with them before. He also was kind of pro-dark dragons sometimes… or maybe that was just a façade he put on around the rest of the family who was very much pro-dark dragon and anti-light dragon. The corners of his lips did twitch ever so slightly however after Hikari had continued and even more so when he even got a slight pushing from Kanone on the matter. He really didn’t see where it was such a big deal. Personally he didn’t think any light dragon would have the gall to try and do anything to him. Perhaps they’d have it in them to run their mouth but anything else he doubted and suspected they might fear a lashing from him in the end. Granted… depending on whatever happened there very well may be a lashing, literally. He tried to write off what Reyes said. It wasn’t important. Hikari on the other hand seemed really on edge about this, or well, maybe it was everything getting to her all at once? He would have loved to have shrugged that off but some tiny part of him wanted to at least comply long enough to take some stress off of her but again… that was some very, nearly insignificant part of him, or so he liked to believe. Now, Kanone… Oh what he would have given to smack him good for that push and agreement with Hikari. It was bad enough that his own flesh and blood was agreeing with a light dragon but now his annoying attachment was agreeing as well? What was this world coming to… all he wanted was to try and stay out of trouble and the one thing he thought might make it look worse everyone seemed to want to push him into. Was it really that bad for him to stick to the back of the group like he usually did? He sighed almost heavily and debated a moment since Hikari wasn’t waiting on him to make up his mind. He didn’t start walking right away, at least not until he had made up his mind, trying to weigh the two options. He wanted to go ahead and trust Hikari’s judgment but at the same time he agreed more with his own. Who in their right mind would believe that a light dragon and dark dragon were friends anyway? That was almost borderline insane… it just didn’t happen. At least not that he had ever really known. So with that in mind he of course decided he’d much rather stick with his own option of keeping distance from Hikari; not exactly because he was being defiant but because he didn’t want to cause any strife once they were somewhere more populated. Then again… his attempt to not cause trouble with the rest of the population might just cause him trouble with Hikari… honestly he wasn’t sure which one he should be more worried about.

Reyes was kind of glad to see that more than just he had agreed with Hikari’s judgment. He just kind of smiled over at Kanone since he had spoken up as well though that faded when he heard Celestine chastise him. He turned his eyes back to Nero and kept them there for a few moments, mostly waiting to see what he was going to decide to do since he wasn’t saying one way or the other. He sighed and grew tired of waiting and turned slightly towards the rest of the group. “…Well, I’m going to go walk closer to her at least.” He told him before starting away from him. He may have felt a little more comfortable being around Nero but if Hikari, the one who lived here, thought it was better for either of them to be near her then he was going to believe her and if believing her proved a bad choice in the end then he was going to deal with it then. He made quick work of catching up to Hikari and Kyran’s positioning. He didn’t quite want to be right there glued to her side so he chose to hang close but more so the same distance that Kyran had chosen. Now he just hoped Nero was really going to be alright back there in the back.

Kanone glanced to Celestine when he got onto him and then made a face and stuck out his tongue at him. "Put a sock in it and be glad it's not you I'm pestering," he said simply.
Celestine merely rolled is eyes and shook his hes a little. "I doubt Nero is any more thrilled with your attempts at babysitting than I am, and he is older than you are, I don't think he needs you telling him what to do," he said simply without even looking back at him.
Kanone opened his mouth again as if he wanted to argue but honestly, he couldn't really come up with a good one, so he just closed his mouth and huffed, looking a little miffed. He continued to stand with Nero until he decided to start moving again and then shook his head a little when he seemed to be choosing to stay back.

Hikari glanced over a little when she noticed Reyes getting closer and offered her a weak half smile before glancing back to see Nero back there where he was. She just sighed heavily and shook her head a little before she continued walking, not even looking back any longer. It wasn't long before the trees thinned and almost suddenly opened up to reveal the outskirts of the city, which was mostly a sort of residential area. The area they were currently going through had several houses, most of which didn't appear to be incredibly large, though there were some two story ones around. The buildings were mostly the same marble-like stone that Kamaria's house had been partially made of, as well as the white-ish wood that appeared to be painted here. A few of the houses had small white fences around them, blocking in their section of lawn. Of course most liked to keep their yards separated since it was easier to tell who managed to keep a decent looking yard around here that way. Hikari's hardly even glanced around before finding one of the paths that led deeper into the city. At the moment there weren't too many people out and about in this area, though the ones who were practically stopped in mid action while hanging their laundry or weeding their garden and just stared with looks that expressed shock, outrage, and even fear upon seeing the large, strange, group and the dark dragons among them.

Hikari glanced around calmly as she walked and soon enough gravitated a little closer to Reyes before reaching out to place her hand gently on her shoulder. She glanced down to her again and offered her a weak smile before looking up and continuing forward. At least a few people seemed to relax just a little after that, though many still had the same irate look and one looked almost even more offended at her friendly gesture. She almost absently picked up the pace just a little, mostly to try and get them to where they were going before too much attention was drawn. Unfortunately, the easiest way to the palace was through the residential and market area, any other way and they were bound to get reprimanded for trying to go in that way, even though she snuck in and out of there all of the time. She knew she shouldn't show those ways in to Nero and Reyes, as much as she trusted Nero now, she knew he was going to go back to his military job as soon as he got home, so showing him secret ways in probably wasn't the best idea. The palace was already partially visible even from here, towering high above everything else. The place almost looked like one massive crystal structure with a few towers spiraling out of it, though at the moment that was the only part that was visible, and it was clearly still a good bit into the distance.

Nero started to get over being even the slightest bit upset about both Reyes and Kanone agreeing with Hikari. It was kind of juvenile to let that bother him and besides listening to Celestine reprimand Kanone for getting involved was kind of amusing, at least a little bit anyway. He didn’t bother saying anything while he walked, opting for silence over all. He wasn’t all that thrilled when they did finally start coming into civilization. He, unlike Reyes, had at least some rough idea of what to expect as far as looks and stares went but even still, he didn’t really care for it. He did his best to keep looking straight ahead rather than casting glances to anyone that was looking at him though it probably would’ve been hard to tell he was looking at anyone anyway with his glasses. That is unless he completely turned his head and was blatantly staring. He didn’t care to look at anyone, at least not anyone that required his head to turn anywhere but straight ahead. He may not have shown it easily but he was kind of uncomfortable now that they were in a place like this. He was more than likely going to revert right back to his extremely quiet self that kept only to himself. That was after all a safe way to keep from getting too involved in anything. Aside from the uncomfortable feeling creeping up on him in waves he was kind of worried about Reyes. He knew the kid pretty well but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t lose it and freak out when an excess of light dragons were around. He really had no idea what to expect from Reyes in this situation and really just hoped for the best.

Reyes wasn’t quite as good as Nero when it came to keeping his head straight ahead of him once they reached the residential area. He was too busy scoping out the area to keep his eyes in front of him. He had never been here before or seen what a city in the light territory looked like so of course he was interested in looking around. Then again… some of the looks he was catching from people were a little unnerving. He assumed it to be because he was a dark dragon, rather than the fact that the group he was with was strange enough to draw in a lot of attention. Even with some of the looks that he was seeing, it didn’t really deter him from looking around while he had the chance. He did of course notice when Hikari wound up closer to him and then looked up at her momentarily when she placed her hand on his shoulder. He was uncomfortable but being in the group made things a little easier and made him feel better, then of course having Hikari willingly so close to him and with a hand on his shoulder was a lot of reassurance. He smiled though it came out a little weak. If most light dragons were nice like Hikari was once you spoke to them and broke the ice, he could see himself getting along with them fairly easy. Kamaria had even been nice which was kind of surprising. He honestly expected everyone to hate him outright and think he and Nero were to be avoided at all costs like a plague or something.

Kanone stayed behind with Nero since everyone else was going on ahead. He looked around a little as well while they walked, noticing most of the houses seemed to be made of roughly the same materials as Kamaria's had been. He too was noticing some of the nasty looks that were being cast in their general direction, though most seemed to be aimed at Nero. He glanced over to Nero for a moment and then around again. He couldn't see Nero's eyes at all, but he didn't appear to be too bothered by the looks...though he'd already learned Nero was good at looking like he wasn't bothered by anything. He had a good feeling he was nice and unnerved about being here. Who wouldn't be when thrown in the middle of enemy territory with all those dirty looks? He sighed softly and absently shifted a little closer to Nero, though not uncomfortably so. There was still a good foot of distance between them. He didn't say anything to him, and he didn't know what him walking any closer would make a difference, but he did anyway, just in case it did. Whether Nero liked him or not, he did like Nero, so if he could help him feel more comfortable, he wanted to try.

Hikari just rubbed Reyes's shoulder lightly when she gave her a weak smile and then lowered her hand slowly. "You'll be fine," she said quietly as she pressed forward. She knew this had to be extremely uncomfortable for both of the dark dragons...even she was a little uncomfortable, and suspected a few others were as well. With all of the looks they were getting it wasn't very surprising. She glanced back for a moment just to check on everyone and easily noticed that Nanashi had practically glued himself to LaRae's side and had that look on his face that he would love to turn around and run back the other way. She sighed softly and shook her head a little as she turned her attention back to the front. Gradually, as they continued toward the inner city, the houses gradually started to get closer together and there were definitely more people out and about. The looks of outrage and unease didn't subside as they got further along, and they only really got worse. Many people had completely stopped what they were doing and were just staring daggers at the two black dragons in the group. Some looked as if they would love nothing more than to run them through while others looked as if they couldn't decide whether to stand there or hurry back inside.

Soon enough they were generally out of the residential district and back in the area that opened up into the market. There were several nice looking shops set up with fancy window displays ranging from clothing shops to bakeries to jewelers and a little of everything in-between. This was by far the busiest section of the city, and Hikari was trying her best to get them through it without much of a hassle, though that proved to be fairly easy since most were giving them a wide enough berth. There were others who really didn't seem to care a whole lot and were just giving them curious looks, but those were mostly the few here who were from other clans themselves and had no relation to the light clan. As Hikari had told Kyran, they offered a safe haven for other clan members who wished to live there for whatever reason, be it to escape their own clan's strict laws or what have you. She could safely say that she was easily annoyed with everyone, but at least they were keeping their mouths shut and not coming over to cause problems, even with Nero back there by himself. Most of them seemed to have sense enough to realize that he was with the group, it seemed. Perhaps Reyes being up there with her helped out a bit, or maybe it was just because Kanone was sticking next to Nero that everyone was pretty much leaving him alone for now. They were still only about halfway to the palace now however, so she just hoped that they would continue to have so much luck.

Nero kept up his straight face while they continued deeper into the city. He did glance to Kanone momentarily when he noticed that he had gotten a little closer. He wasn’t really sure what to think of that though he did wonder who was more concerned about this… him or Kanone? He tensed very faintly when they wound up in the merchant area and the number of people increased. This was slowly reminding him that he dealt better with light dragons when it came down to a physical confrontation… not this sea of stares and nasty looks. It certainly was a lot easier to just beat the living day lights out of a light dragon then try to be on his best behavior around them. He knew they weren’t getting out of this territory today so he could only hope that they would get out of everyone’s sight soon, not to mention a nice dark place to relax in. He just hoped that asking for a dark place wasn’t asking too much.

Reyes nodded his head almost immediately when Hikari said that he would be fine. He did feel like he would be alright; well, so long as he wasn’t alone. He was starting to relax the further they got into the area, oddly enough. He also felt pretty confident that he didn’t have as much to worry about like Nero did. Nero looked like he was well prepared to attack anyone, not to mention he was built for it. He on the other hand was short and petite and very feminine looking so it probably looked more like any of them could snap him in half rather than the other way around. He continued to stay pretty quiet though while they walked. He did turn his head back to Hikari briefly however once he had finally caught sight of what he assumed was the palace in the distance. He was kind of awestruck by it. “…Is that where we’re going?” He asked quietly motioning with his head towards the structure in the distance.

Hikari continued to move forward quietly, at least until Reyes asked her if that was where they were going and she glanced down to see where she was referring to. She looked up at the peaks of the towers and sighed softly. "Yes, unfortunately..." she said simply. Clearly she still was in no real hurry to get there...well other than to get them out of the open. She finally managed to get through the main part of the market place and headed around toward some of the back of the shops more out of the way, and out of sight of most of the crowds. She was getting rather tired of being stared at herself. Back here were some of the smaller less busy shops, such that didn't attract quite so many people, partially because they weren't set up quite as nice as the others. "See if the back roads are any kinder..." she muttered to herself as she glanced around. She sighed when she say that people were still giving them looks, but at least the number of people had decreased and seemed to be decreasing faster as more people noticed them and started to leave the area. Well...at least that was fewer people to gawk. She started to round another one of the shops so that she could pick another of the back alleyways to get them to the palace without going the main road. She wasn't going to take the ways she usually used to sneak out, but she wasn't going to subject Reyes and Nero to to marching all the way down the center of the market square. Now that they were back here she had almost absently taken a step ahead of Reyes, which she would soon likely come to regret. Just as she was stepping out in front of another opening between two buildings she was suddenly bowled over by a man barreling out of the alleyway at full speed. She let out a surprised yip only to have a hand thrown over her mouth and be shushed while she was pulled away from the opening. Her eyes were nearly the size of saucers by the time it was all over, and she could hear what she was pretty sure was a small crowd running on the other side of the building, and from the sound of it...a few girlish squeals of glee.

The man who crashed into Hikari had been running at full speed, and half looking behind him when he ran into the woman. As soon as he collided with her they both nearly hit the ground, but he caught himself and grabbed her around the waist while pulling her up and clamping his hand over her mouth to keep her from giving him away. He was tall and lean, maybe only an inch snorter than Kyran, and he was very handsome and well dressed. His hair was a fair wheat blond and fell to just below his shoulders in layers. He, like the girl they had seen earlier in the day had a spade tipped tail and a wing interior that faded from deep purple to an almost pink shade near the tips. He was dressed in a nice white suit with smoothed purple stones attacked to the front of the shoulders with golden three chains linked between them in an arch. One of the chains was broken and hanging down as if someone had grabbed at it and his shirt was a little off kilter. As soon as he had the woman quiet he pressed his back against the wall of the building until the ruckus faced and then he let out a heavy sigh of relief and let the girl go. "I am terribly sorry...occupational hazard..." he said almost breathlessly. He looked around for a moment and then blinked when he noticed the largely mix-matched group and the two dark dragons and his cheeks almost immediately went a little red. "Er...Excuse me..." he said, sounding a little flustered.

Hikari pulled away from the man as soon as she could, looking thoroughly annoyed as he apologized. "...I can see that..." she said dryly as she straightened out her clothes. "Congratulations...you lost them... It's been a pleasure being run over by you, now if you'll excuse us..."
He blinked when the girl sounded pretty irritated and then smiled weakly, looking a little more sheepish. "...I apologize again... Though I am glad it was you I ran over if I had to run over someone... You're probably the first girl today that hasn't swooned at the sight of me..." He blinked again when he realized the way what he had said came off and then pushed his hand back through his hair. "Err...I mean...that...came out wrong...," he fumbled, trying to same himself, but he could kind of tell from the look on her face that she already thought he was a conceited jerk.
Hikari just looked at him with an expression that said nothing but 'I can't believe you just said that out loud' before she looked him over a little. She shook her head when he started fumbling and sighed. "Well, hopefully that's done you some good," she said simply, sounding as it she would love little more than to get moving again and leave him to his little fan club.
He just smiled weakly and let out an a small, nervous laugh before finally glancing around a little more and noticing the rest of the group that was standing there. He blinked a couple of times and then his face flushed even more, which wasn't hard to see on his fair complexion. "Oh...ah...." His eyes caught for a moment on Nero and he looked a little skittish before he glanced to the other dark clan girl and...all of the others. This certainly was an interesting bunch to say the least. He was a little uneasy seeing the dark dragons there, but they were probably here for a reason, so other than a light sense of unease at being around them he really didn't seem to have a strong opinion one way or the other about them. "H-hello...?" he said a little unsurely. Oh what he wouldn't give for a rock to climb under right now.

((Blah, I don't have time for everyone else, have fun with the giggles. XD; ))

Reyes stared up at Hikari for a moment when he got the answer to his question and then almost felt sorry for asking. It was painfully obvious that she didn’t want to go back there, or be here most likely and he couldn’t exactly understand why. He had been away from home for a short while and was already kind of looking forward to getting to go back… but then again he was just some normal person in his clan, he wasn’t anything special. He kept his mouth shut after that, not really wanting to give her any more reason to be irritable. He was a bit relieved when Hikari started taking them down a less congested area, not that he didn’t mind seeing the market but that was a little difficult when every other thing you looked at and focused on was either an angry or shocked face. He actually startled and jumped a little when Hikari got run over by the mystery man. The man himself hadn’t really made him jump but the fact that he practically came out of nowhere and took Hikari out like that, had. He stared over at the man momentarily, only looking away when he heard the ruckus run by. Of course after that he was starting to gather what had caused the man to come rushing through like he had, though he also soon found out the man would pretty much explain everything that happened in an almost conceited way.

Kyran startled a little himself at the unexpected intrusion. He would have loved to have been able to grabbed Hikari himself but that wasn’t possible seeing as the man who had run her over had managed to right himself before he fell as well grab hold of her. Surprisingly enough it seemed most in the group kept fairly quiet, most likely thanks to the fact that the man had placed his hand over Hikari’s mouth. That was a pretty clear sign that he had wanted it to stay quiet. He turned his head very slightly when he heard the noise from the group that had run past; he only momentarily quirked an eyebrow to that before looking back to the man who was just starting to let go of Hikari. He looked to Hikari, at least glad to hear the guy apologize though it sounded like Hikari wasn’t quiet as glad to hear it. He just kind of shook his head a bit when the guy apologized again and wound up saying something even he knew he shouldn’t have but then again… the guy hadn’t been aware of Hikari’s foul mood beforehand. He shook his head again and sighed softly before looking back to Hikari. “Give the guy a break, he’s apologized twice already and you know he didn’t do that to you on purpose. You don’t really need to take your frustrations out on him.” He told her gently, trying not to rile her himself.

Reyes nodded his head slightly in agreement with what Kyran had said. Hikari was pretty irate as it was and this just added to it when it shouldn’t have. He glanced back at the rest of the group briefly when he noticed that the man had done so. Most of them just kind of looked surprised… well, except Nero. He didn’t particularly have any expression… or maybe it was more a look of he didn’t care. LaRae and Aamori were both pretty shocked at Hikari’s being run over and by what he guessed they’d both say was a good looking man. He turned his attention back to the man though when he said hello with a question. He looked a little more uncomfortable with the situation than anyone else but he didn’t think he could blame him. It wasn’t everyday that you ran away from a crowd of squealing girls only to run over a bitchy Princess. Granted, he didn’t think this man knew who Hikari was. He finally just smiled a little. He wasn’t too nervous with this guy at least. He seemed nice enough and didn’t seem too upset at the fact that there were two dark dragons in front of him and he certainly hadn’t taken off running at the realization, which was a good thing. “So… are you going to be okay out here?” He asked half teasingly. “I mean, won’t another hoard of girls find you and chase you again?”