As they walked into a house, Enasi paused and bent down to be face to face with Rue. He gave a gentle smile and held both his hands. "I know you'll miss them. And I'm sure Seishu knows Inui will miss you too. But I can't honestly say if it'll happen. Everything is spiraling out of control at the moment, so we have to focus on getting things right. But don't worry, I'll talk to Seishu about these little 'playdates'." His smile faded into a more serious look. "Even if he does agree, Inui will have to get used to his new energy. And having energy at all. The positive energy in him now was only to subdue him from using the negative energy- before he could use it. So it'll be new for him. It'll take time Rue, but stay hopeful and patient alright?"

Rue nodded in understanding and smiled. He hugged Enasi and giggled lightly when he was picked up and hugged. "Now come on, there's someone here with pleasant dreams. I'll show you you how to make their dreams better and how to extract the positive energy just in case you need it. Or become a realm hopper like Finn and Starla." Rue hugged Enasi's neck as he was carried off to one of the rooms. 

- - -

The plant siblings were on guard, keeping a close eye on the slightest movements or the slightest change in energy. "Do you think. . . Do you think Mika was happy? You know, with her life before she died." Starla spoke softly, helping a garden to grow a little more. 

Finn stood under a tree, watching the leaves grow more full around the branches, and the tree itself grow stronger. "Of course she was. You know that. And like she always told you when we were little, 'Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.' They all come to their end one day, but that doesn't mean it's time to give up growing more don't you think?" Finn watched as Starla smiled gently and nodded. 

"I guess you're right."

"I know I'm right Starla." 

They shared a small laugh before once more, focusing on their tasks. 

~ ~ ~ ~ 

With the few questions, Inui had a lot to think about. He also had a little more hope in his survival. His mind wandered over the possible competitions he could be in. The one thing he knew he was good at was the illusions he made to hide his appearance. Other than that, he didn't try to focus on talents too much because he was too busy hiding from everyone and trying to stay unseen. He didn't want to overthink it. He still had ways to go before he would even be thinking of competing in anything. 

As Seishu wandered into a nightmare, Inui's mind wandered, wondering what Rue might have been doing. It then occurred to him that he probably wouldn't see Rue again once he left- or Lord Enasi, or Rasha- or any of them. The cat could sense the sadness and licked his cheek in question. "...When I go. . . I won't be able to any of you guys again, will I?"

Rasha hadn't thought about that, and his ears flattened down some. "I don't. . . I don't know. It's something you should ask Lord Seishu. I think he'll understand." He nuzzled the little minion and purred gently before wondering himself. He was curious how that would work out. They still had to take Balance and such into consideration, along with all the chaos going on now. But. . . Seishu saw the blossoming relationship between the two. Would he take that away from them? Rasha didn't think Seishu would do something like that to him.