Larel entered the pub and covered his nose as the smell of sake filled the air along with a few other notable scents, he started feeling lightheaded just from the atmosphere. He walked in deciding to hurry this along before he passed out just from being around so much of it, the place reeked of it and he was surprised it wasn't drifting outside. 
Larel realized on the way that he should have asked what Kimura looked like but she probably would have charged him extra for it, with a sigh he took a seat and motioned to a young girl walking around the place. When she walked over she asked what he wanted but shivered as he glared at her, he noticed it and raised his hand slightly as an indication he wasn't going to do anything. It was an instinct when anyone of the female gender got to close to him and it was hard to keep from doing it, he couldn't count how many times he scared kids away.
"Do you have a man named Kimura in here?" Larel asked looking back into the pub. "I have business with him."
The girl seemed to hesitate for a moment glancing in a direction, he had been expecting that response if he was a regular they weren't just going to sell him out so he needed to give them a reason. When the girl looked back at Larel he grabbed the hilt of his sword not really caring that some eyes had moved to him during their conversation.
"I'm only asking once," he said narrowing his eyes at her. "I'll just start....'guessing' if you don't answer me."
It had been awhile since had to act like this, personally he didn't like doing it too often but it got the job done sometimes.
The girl and a few other patrons pointed at a guy who had lowered his head and was trying to hide his face a few feet away, Larel stood up thanking the girl before walking over to Kimura, he stood next to him staring down at him.
:"Are you Kimura?" Larel asked staring at him.
The man was middle aged and had short black hair though Larel could see he was balding a little on the top, when he met eyes with him Larel glared at him before grabbing the front of his kimono.
"I'm not sure if you heard me before, I'm not asking again."
"Y-yes I'm Kimura," the man said holding his hands up.
"Good come with me."
Larel dragged Kimura outside into an alley before slamming him against the building, he lifted Kimura up until his feet were off the ground, before he took him to Hotaru he figured he should ask some questions since his blood was going into her after all.
"You sold your daughter to a brothel correct?" Larel asked.
Kimura went wide eye at him but just averted his eyes instead of answering, Larel drew his sword and pointed it at his eye holding him up with one of his hands.
"I don't need you to see for what I need you for, answer me Kimura."
"Y-yes," he said quietly.
"Have you used the brothel often or taken any kind of drug?"
"N-no considered it a waste of money and didn't want Mika expecting me to help her."
Larel had checked him when he came out disarming him of a dagger he kept on his person and he didn't find a kiseru pipe on him so he was sure he wasn't lying at least.
"....Not a waste on sake though, good I'm glad you're a horrible person I won't feel bad for what'll happen," Larel said. "You deserve to just be killed for what you've done and honestly I might kill you myself but for now you have your uses."
Larel put his sword away and punched Kimura in the side of his head causing him to fall to the ground, Larel kicked him in the side of his head knocking him fully out.
"Zenmaru," Larel said crossing his arms. 
Larel's shadow moved and pulled Kimura into his shadow until his body was fully submerged in it, he glanced to his right and told Zenmaru not to do anything to him since he was needed for Hotaru later. 
He turned and made his way back to the inn wondering if this is what Mary meant by keeping some on hand, he would ask her later as he was sure Hotaru may not want to look at the person while she's doing so he certainly didn't want to see his face again.
[i][b]"I missed this side of you,"[/b][/i] Zenmaru said in his mind chuckling a little afterwards.
"Don't expect to see it too often," Larel said.

Kaori tilted his head as Eryn spoke to him, he smiled a little as he listened though when he mentioned Hotaru being nobility it faded and he shook his head slightly as he didn't believe it at first. Kaori admitted he wanted to see some of the tattoo's which if he ever completed his masterpiece would happen, Kaori had actually drawn tattoo's before though he wouldn't openly admit it. He drew them mostly from criminals and samurai but normally they weren't too extravagant so he liked the challenge of painting one the size Eryn mentioned. Ferran was the woman they saw in that dream world so he was a little curios of her work but Alari would probably make it so such a thing didn't happen.
When he mentioned that the tattoo's hid some wounds his eyes narrowed a little, he supposed they meant from their father. Kaori would have asked to see them earlier but even he understood it wouldn't be polite to ask with memories tied to them, Alari at the very least taught him that.
"The one on Mera-dono's back must be very beautiful especially with the meaning behind it," Kaori said closing his eyes. "My curiosity aside I'll admit at first I didn't believe Taru-chan was but I heard it myself so I can't really deny it."
Kaori nodded a few times as it was true, strange as it was to admit anyway. His eyes opened as he remembered something slamming his fist onto the palm of his hand.
"Oh I remember one of her tattoo's, she had that rose on her shoulder," Kaori said pointing to his own. "Back at the festival...."
Kaori trailed off before he reached up and put his hand over his face, a small sigh escaped from him remembering how Alari sent him away.
"I wanted to capture that moment in my art forever, I would have done everything in my power to make sure future generations would get a glimpse at such a wonderful moment....but I had to hold back with everything going on."
Kaori lowered his hand and crossed his arms, he hated having to be responsible in such situations but it showed he at least cared enough not to force the matter, though it was extremely tempting.
"Oji-san owes me for that one," he said pouting a little.

Alari felt heat flow into his face hearing Mera openly say she was worried about him, he ended up looking away from her rubbing the back of his head at a complete loss for words. He wasn't expected her to actually say it so it caught him off guard, he felt the heat grow when she mentioned it was a start. He closed his eyes trying to regain his composure but when Mera spoke to him about Kaori he looked in his direction before crossing his arms. He wasn't going to try and be gone too long, he still had other duties to attend to that required him to be near Larel and he had to keep an eye on Zenmaru as well. Alari brought a hand to his chin for a moment considering the length before looking over at Mera finding an answer.
"Don't worry about Kaori," he said smiling a little. "He always stays hidden when I'm not around and that's one of the things he's good at. Besides he's too afraid of Larel and Hotaru to stay near them for long without another around to...'help' him. Enjoy the time with your family I'm not sure how long they'll be accompanying us after all."
Alari put his glasses back on as he wasn't going to leave until tonight and he would make sure Kaori was asleep and hidden first so Mera wouldn't have to watch him as well, he was sure she wanted to spend more time with Mary and didn't feel it right to rob her of that time.
"Oh right," Alari said putting his hands in his sleeves. "There is something that would help me Mera. It would help immensely, I'm sorry to ask but it really would assist me."