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Watching the Midnight Man move back and forth through the room back in the library was a little jarring to say the least. If he could move that quickly the thought that Inadi had actually hit him was a little less than supportable now. More than likely he had moved out of the way in time and then was about to reappear before the others found the sword. It made the man a little agitated at his lack of success at what he was trying to do back in the building. Holding his spear over his shoulder he walked with the rest of the crew and found himself next to Harper again. He had almost taken in the young man as a sibling of sorts, and decided to try and do his best to support him in his leadership role he was taking up. Plus Inadi was finding himself falling into a similar position, almost like a second in command of sorts. He wasn't glad that it was happening, but at the same time he knew someone had to do it.

The boy next to him began talking up the idea that they had a chance against the witches, and Inadi couldn't help but agree. Giving him a strong pat on the back with his free hand the glasses wearing man gave a nod. “At this point it would take a lot more than a few retired old chanters to give us a problem. And besides,” Inadi began charging up his hand with a collection of sparks. Clenching his fist the currents disappeared and flashed a quick light before it was gone. “I really want to see if I can make those blind hags' eyes pop out with the shock I'm gonna give them.” He said with a laugh as they continued following the wisps.

As they continued the walk it seemed that the girls decided to start asking which of them had someone special waiting for them back home. Inadi himself didn't have anyone that he immediately thought of with that question, and sad thing was his parents didn't even come up initially. He had lived alone for so long at this point and they didn't talk much with him that it was hard to even remember what all they had done as a family before he took the trip on the train. Of course he wasn't completely shut off from them, but there wasn't a lot of effort to keep that relationship strong from either side. An admission Inadi wasn't proud to make to himself.

So Ace and Jasper didn't have anyone it seemed, and judging from Lesley's constant flirting it could be assumed he didn't have anyone special or he wasn't the most loyal fellow in a relationship. Inadi decided to give Les the benefit of the doubt and gave a laugh. Seeing Jasper get a little nervous with the whole discussion made Inadi feel a little bad for the girl. Giving Harper a quick nod to let him know he was taking a step back and slid next to Jasper, giving her a quick smile to show her that she didn't have to be that nervous about the discussion.

To be honest he thought she looked cute when she got all flustered like that, her normally white face suddenly red at times was a really funny sight to him for whatever reason. While walking with her he began noticing that he was still blowing past her on a few steps and gave a quick chuckle. Inadi slowed his pace to match hers, just so she wouldn't need to feel pick up her speed to match the others. Plus with how embarrassed she was she was probably still stuttering away in her mind as to how to approach the rest of the situation. Shifting his spear on his shoulder he looked ahead and then back at Jasper. “Not sure how long this forest is but those wisps look like they are definitely still trucking along. We probably got a ways to go yet. You think this stone is at least in a pretty spot?” He told her with a smile on his face, hoping she would see that he was just trying to strike up a conversation.

It was then that Jasper began asking questions about whether or not the Queen could be trusted. The comment made him go back to the newspaper clipping that he found about Mr. Cuddles and he suddenly lost his smile. Reaching for the paper clipping he had stuffed inside his belt loop before they had left the library he rested his hand over it, a small crumpling sound being made, and his anger starting back up again. Quickly letting out a sigh to control his emotions and gave Jasper a quick look as soon as the guides answered her and continued on their way, he leaned in towards her ear and began whispering to her. He was certain his breath could be felt on her neck and ear, but he knew that he needed to keep his voice low. “Just be careful with who people say you should trust from Nowhere Jasper. I only trust you guys here. Humans trust humans as far as I'm concerned. We don't know these people and what they hide. If you ever feel scared and uncertain of who to come to, I'll be there,” He told her as he leaned away and stared at her with a determined look on his face. “Either me or Harper. Trust those you know that can't hide something. Where can we go and hide? Think about that.” He told her as he went back to walking side by side with her, dropping his hand from his waist and back to his side. Perhaps he was getting paranoid, but at this point it was better to be paranoid than naïve in his eyes.