Seishu wanted to speak with him. Alone. Instead of having to wonder and anticipate what this conversation would be about, Seishu mentioned Inui would be the topic. It saved Enasi a slight panic attack from... himself really. He knew that his mind would go a mile a minute if he didn't have something to focus on. And after his recent discovery, that still hadn't gone away, he would have that panicky feeling like he did the first time. But, instead, Enasi thought about Inui. He knew of the troubled minion who was practically adopted into the realm.  But the little minion was alone, and they didn't want to just leave him in the human realm to fend for himself.  It was quite sad, but there was not much Lord Enasi could do about it, besides keep him in the castle so he'd have fewer minions giving him such weird stares. 

As Crios walked out, Enasi smiled up at him reassuringly. It was only going to be a simple talk, he didn't need to be so anxious. That was his job anyway. With a soft sigh, Enasi's energy went back to its normal low levels instead of dramatically dropping. He still tried not to show it as much, considering both of them were fully capable of reading emotions. Harper was the next to go, but before he left, it appeared he was sharing a moment with Seishu. Enasi couldn't help but smile gently and nod. How interesting. Even Harper seemed to grow on him.  

It was quiet between the two, but Seishu never looked away from him. To ease himself, Enasi spoke. "You were able to get Harper to smile? Maybe that mind control was an actual thing." He offered a light smile and leaned his head against his arm. It was obvious he was trying to make it less uncomfortable than it would've been. It would worry the minions, and that was the last thing they needed. Especially Crios and Harper. They had such a burden to carry with helping Seishu and protecting the realm. The two didn't need to add their guardian to the worry. (Of course, Enasi wasn't aware that it had already happened.) 

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"I think we've had our fill here. We have little time to waste you know. So come on, we'll go find these guys to talk to them." Finn stood, helping Starla up. "You have Harper, and I have Rue. So that's what we'll do. Please don't loose your temper." Finn led the way back indoors as he spoke of their overall game plan. 

"Yeah, yeah. I know. I wouldn't have a temper with the general. It was just... The Nightmare Guardian. He just made me so mad. Ugh... Don't worry. I won't get upset. I promise." As the two walked in, coincidentally enough, they ran into Rue and Inui who were sitting- well Inui was sitting and Rue was flying in circles to express some story he was telling. Finn cleared his throat, trying to get Rue's attention, but to no avail. Even Inui couldn't stop the rambling fairy. "Hey! Rue!" Starla called out loudly. It made Inui and Rue jump. 

"Oh- Yes? How can I help you!" Rue beamed, realizing why they may have needed help. He landed in front of the two, and waited. 

"Finn here wanted to talk to you and I wanted to know where Harper was so I could speak to him." 

"Oh. Well Harper went the opposite way I did. He was with Crios." Rue pointed down the hall in the direction they went and Starla nodded her thanks before hurrying off in that direction. Rue was left with Inui and now Finn. Inui scooted a little closer to Rue, looking down every time Finn glanced his way. "Well, I was just telling Inui another story about when I was with Seishu! Would you like to here?" 

"Hm, could I ask a question before you start?" Rue nodded with curiosity and Finn began. "How is it that you manage to be so close to the Nightmare Guardian without getting hurt?" 

Rue giggled and answered. "Well, I keep my energy low all the time so I don't hurt him. And he does the same so he can save energy- and so he doesn't hurt me when I'm around. I've gotten used to it now, but I realized that even I need a small break!" He smiled and then thought the question over some more. "And how I'm able to be so close to Seishu. That's what you were getting at, weren't you? Well, I'm not quite sure. I just know that when Seishu first got here, he was all alone in the medical ward. Lord Enasi was so avid on getting him all better, but I felt that if he was going to be alone he'd suffer amd only get worse. So I decided to keep him company. No one likes to be alone whem they're sick. Liiike, if you got sick, wouldn't your sister be there to care for you?" 

Finn raised an eyebrow in surprise. Rue had a big heart, and knew how to sympathize with others. Maybe that was his [I] something [/I]. It would make sense considering how much he hugged the guardian. It was shocking to know that the guardian even hugged him back. That had to be it for Rue. But that didn't exactly help him figure out his own little trait that would set him apart from the others. Each had some little trait... But what was his..? "It's a start. I appreciate it. But, do go on and tell your stories." 

And once more Rue was rambling on and on. 

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It took a few turns and a bit of walking for Starla to find Harper. He had met with a few off duty guards to get a report on the perimeter. He hadn't gotten one in awhile, and he liked to be up to date with the realm. 

"It's still all clear sir. Nothing new."

"Thank you soldier, keep up the work." As Harper turned, maybe to go tease Crios a bit, he nearly ran into the plant girl. "Oh. You. Come on, walk and talk." Harper didn't feel like standing around again. He needed to stretch his legs, so he began walking out a door for fresh air while Starla followed. 

"Alright. I have no clue what I'm suppose to be looking for. I know gosh darn well that it's not tangible. This is some kind of emotional or mental thing or something. I honestly don't want to waste my time doing it, but if Lord Enasi thinks I'm capable of protecting that- the nightmare guardian,  then I will. . . So I need your help. Will you help me? Please?" She sounded a little desperate with her please, only trying to sell that she was serious and really wanted the help. 

Harper was quiet for a moment, and then gave a small smile. "Sure, I think I can help you out."