[h2]Spirit Wielder[/h2]
Kanon suddenly hit her fist into her open palm, “Vampire, that’s it! Huh, I was really off.” Momentarily distracted by the revelation, it took her a second to catch back onto the conversation. So, her dad was involved into something like that? And now she was being asked to help in this matter as well? If her father had gotten involved then it most certainly had to be important, “Okay, I’ll help you. I’ll definitely do whatever I can. Just tell me what I need to do.”

“Wait, wait, Kanon-nee,” Shiroi blurted, nearly spilling the sake she had previously been drinking without a single care, “You’re gonna just trust her like that? You even let her in the house even though she was a stranger, right?”

Kanon nodded without a hint of hesitation, “Yep! If dad could trust her, then so can I!” She bowed politely to Elizabeth, “Please take care of us.”

“Maaaaster, have more concern for yourself,” It was a dog-like whine with slip of the tongue neither girl noticed. Normally, Shiroi would call her Kanon-nee, Kanon had made sure she would be called something other than Master. Still, occasional mistakes like this tended to happen, especially if the inugami was worried. 
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[h2]Child Mage[/h2]
Once again, she had found herself stopped by the older woman. How bothersome. Not only did she ignore her advice once, but she ignored it a second time. Well, she supposed she couldn’t blame her for not knowing the dangers in being out so late now of all times. Maybe she should just let this woman take her home then sneak away. Still, that didn’t solve the problem of Kazumi being out whilst a war (albeit a very secret one) was basically about to happen. But was that really Cornelia’s concern?

Green eyes looked up at Kazumi, staring intensely as if she was trying to will her away with looks alone. That, obviously, was a very futile effort. Relenting, the girl sighed like it was the woman being the persistent child and not her, “Fine, I’ll go home.