As Jaakuna stood up, so did Emiri. He wanted to find out more about the voice. He didn't want to put her in danger but he couldn't do it alone either. She wanted to tell him that at the moment, she felt herself more capable than he. He was just a wreck. It seemed this would be the only course of action that would comfort him. Still, she could already hear Nadeline's voice in the back of her head, telling her to stay put. No, this was too important. Hopefully they would be back before the others would. She grasped his hand, smiling at him. "[b]Of course. You have nothing to fear. I'll protect you from anyone, okay?[/b]" She reassured him. "[b]Let's go. I'm right here with you.[/b]"

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She did not.

She did NOT just say that.

Grant's eyes widened at Nadeline's less than pleased look. Her eyes were dangerously narrowed, her anger practically seething off of her. This...this was not going to end peacefully. Not at all. "[b]Now, Nadeline--[/b]" He tried to mediate, but she would have none of it. She glared at him, and that put him to silence. Nope, he was not going to get through to her that easily. She directed her attention back to the goddamn woman in front of her. "[b]What I do is [i]my[/i] business, thank you very much.[/b]" She snapped rather angrily. "[b]You need to watch that mouth of yours. We aren't in school anymore, Savayna, that little trick where you say things to get attention? That doesn't work here.[/b]"