"I'm sure they can find a way to stop us without killing us, we.. ace.. dragon slayers.. Actually, on second thought, it might not be that easy." Zephyr sighed in defeat. The Ice Dragon Slayer tossed a little stone across the floor, listening to the echoing it produced in this silent environment. His gaze found Takashi again as he thought of something that rekindled his hope.

"Remember the little one? The Sky Dragon kid? By now I'll bet she's tough. And there's Tamotsu, that Emiya White Dragon, and the guys at Dragonblood. We'll be fine. They'll find a way to make it all work for the best..." Zephyr smirked, his game-on expression dropping into a sheepishly funny one, "If Tamotsu doesn't incinerate me on sight."

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"If Tamotsu took the door down I would just take [I]him[/I] down," Misaki hopped off the bed, stretching and yawning, before making her way out of the bedroom. When she came downstairs finally, Hana gave her little sister a warm smile just as Heise did. Enya gave her a two-fingered salute which the twintailed girl returned proudly.

"Well, ...I'm back." Misa said cheerfully, "Tamotsu must have really wanted a hug all that time~!" she added before breaking into a sprint and dive hugging her fire-attuned big bro.

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Rico shrugged, "Aha.. I do my best not to get myself killed. It's worked out so far," he chuckled nervously. He turned a bit red himself as he became absorbed by something, staring blankly at Yuuki while something in his throat refused to budge. Gulping, he patted the empty space on the bed beside him. "You mind if we just.. talk? You're.. interesting."