[color=darkgray]Ryza had opted to leave the drink where she had set it down after taking the first sip. Maybe she just needed to stick around with the guild longer to build a tolerance, but at that time, one sip was enough. She listened intently to her band mate, hearing about his father and how he came to be a part of the Red Hawks. It was simple, obviously paraphrased like she had done with her own background. She figured she'd learn more of his story in greater detail, as well as the rest of the Hawks, as she worked with them.

Out of her peripheral vision, she saw Seru maneuver over and intercept a man. She looked up at him, and took Seru's defensive motion as an alarm. Her hand crept to the hilt of her katana and Oni stared intently at the man. As the man seemed to not give any mind to Seru, she gripped the sword tighter. His regards in Kusagi tongue took her off guard, causing her knuckles to regain some color as she loosened her grip on the hilt. Ryza bowed her head only slightly, her eyes never left the new figure. [color=white][b]"I speak the common tongue, if that is easier for you."[/b][/color]

It was never right to disregard somebody even if they had interrupted a conversation. Perhaps the man could just be included. But when he said he must speak with her in specific, she raised an eyebrow, glancing over to Alan for a moment. [color=white][b]"Me?"[/b][/color] she simply replied, confused as to why somebody, who obviously had a reputation, wanted to urgently speak with her.

When the other adventurers, the ones with lavish armor, arrived, she turned to look at them. Though the gaze was short lived as they quickly went back to Kuro. Only for him to be called out by a rough looking man at the bar, stating how his spirit wanted to speak with her. That's when she noticed the red armored Kusagi spirit. She looked around, curious to see how many others had seemingly invested their interest in her. She spotted a woman, with a man that Ryza assumed was her partner, also studying her.

Ryza felt exposed, a feeling that she had never had too much exposure to. Throughout her young life, it was in the comfort of her family estate, in the acrobatics gym and later, the Seishin school. She was always a sidekick, following a superior around. Garnering that much attention at one time was a little intense for Ryza. It was easy to tell that she was a bit overwhelmed, her face was red as she apparently had the spotlight for a number of people.

The 'rider' as the other man referred to him as, said something about guild business. Ryza bit her lip, unsure of what to do. Maybe she needed to sign more papers? She grabbed her katana and stood, the oni mask fading away into nothingness as she did. [color=white][b]"If it is involving the guild, I suppose I must answer."[/b][/color][/color]