Emiri let out a sigh of relief as Jaakuna finally came around. She half wanted to hug him, the other half wanting to smack him. No, she wanted to hit Grant and Nadeline more than anything. Of course all this had to happen [i]now[/i]."[b]That was [i]Feni[/i].[/b]" Nadeline told Jaakuna somewhat apologetically. "[b]Goodness, I didn't think you were going to down half a bottle like that...[/b]"

Meanwhile Grant had looked to see where Wesley had spotted Michel and Meli. If it wasn't for Wesley's guess blaming Zodiark, he would have pinned the blame on the pair for the monsters. Still, the group was weaponless at the moment, so what could they do? "[b]Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we should regroup--we're only going to get ourselves killed trying to save everyone.[/b]"

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Francis was completely serious. Shion stared at him for a while, thinking intently. No, this was wrong. She had too many enemies, a target much too big on her back, the last thing she would want was for a passerby to get hurt because of her. A part of her thought that he could handle himself, but still. Committing to someone? She ended up very slowly taking her hands away from his, looking away. "[b]Perhaps you are. I don't think I'm ready to drag anyone down with me yet.[/b]" She stated quietly. "[b]Even now...this will probably be the last time we will see one another in some time.[/b]"

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"[b]We could find them. What do you think?[/b]" Meli asked Michel with a raised eyebrow.