[b]In the town of Yonder...[/b]

Serenade couldn't stop glaring at the silhouette that disappeared into the fog.

If anything, Mayor Spicy Tuna was a horrible Nobody and she didn't like him one bit. The black rabbit shot a grateful expression at her fellow guides then stared silently at the lake. Something was very wrong with this town, but whatever it was, they'd sort it out and help the humans finish their task alive. They wouldn't repeat what had happened at the ship and they wouldn't suffer such heavy losses again. She and the guides would definitely make sure of it. 

The black rabbit noticed Song's act of kindness and smiled to herself. The item hunter could be a grump, just like Brandy, but both of them were softies deep down. 

[b]"We were all going to have a swim in the morning, anyways. This was a good test of the water."[/b]

Serenade's ears perked up and she turned to face her sister and Hakuren. Really, it wasn't the time to fool around...if not for Song, Brandy, and Martini, the humans could have died. Her eyebrows twitched in irritation before she shot her sister and Hakuren a glare that was seething with rage. "Sure, if you two want you can test the waters in the morning and get dragged to the bottom!" She bit down on her lip only to explode, being stuck with her unreasonable sister and a few of the more crazy humans for two weeks had taken a toll on her temper. "Let's see how fun drowning can be, yes?" She exploded before bringing a hand to her head and massaging her temples. After this, she'd request a break...a long one.

Then Hakuren had the nerve to laugh and a part of her wanted to shake some sense into him. The lad had been mostly apathetic through and through but it was one thing to be unflinching in the face of danger and another to laugh at the others who were shivering and scared to death. The black rabbit stared at Iro who was hit by another coughing fit then at Jasper who looked like she was about to cry. Harper was shaking in anger and fear and Leila, well the girl didn't seem very upset, but she looked out of it and Mado...where was Mado?

[b]"I don't care what you saw down there, but just forget about it. Stuff like those will only drag you down in the deep. We can't afford to be sea food, now, can we?"[/b]

Hakuren had always been weird to him, but he wasn't in the mood to be nice or friendly. Harper frowned, "Well, I care and it's not as easy as that..." He focused his eyes on the older boy. "You might think this is some fairy tale, some sort of game, but I don't! This," he gestured to the lake and everything around it. "This could kill us! This is real." The boy felt guilty for his actions, but he just had to get it off his chest.

Harper's expression softened and he turned to look at Martini. "Thank you, thank you very much." The guides were kind and while he was starting to hate Nowhere, he couldn't bring himself to dislike them. They were all insane characters, but they were frighteningly human in emotions and in their actions. He pulled the scarf close trying to absorb whatever heat he could from it. He flashed a grateful though shaky smile at the Nobody than thanked them all one by one. He understood that even the grumpy bunny could be kind...he detested Yonder and perhaps even Nowhere, but not them.

Martini began leading him by the hand and he followed after her without complaint, allowing the mermaid to lead him along. Songbird dealt with Jasper and Dissonance dragged both Leila and Hakuren along. Iro followed after them bitterly and Serenade stated she would remain to look for Mado. 

"Thanks again, really, I'll catch up with you guys in a bit. I need to make sure she's okay." And with that Serenade walked deep into the fog, calling out for Mado while Mayor Tuna sat comfortably at his desk just a few buildings away.