The darkness clad minions take a moment to let their eyes adjust as they reach the other side of the tunnel. As one they notice the approaching figure and turn to look at it. The two in the back, taller than the others, draw their weapons simultaneously. The naginata blades gleam brightly in the sunlight but their wielders simply stand at the ready, weapons pointed at the hoodie clad figure. Kaila's gaze travels past the human looking one to a rabbit looking fellow who seems more than ready to attack the small group. [i]'Seems like that one is ready for a fight'[/i] His eyes travel back to the plain clothes man and his brows furrow ever so slightly. [i]'This one looks familiar. From his dress, I'd say human, but that energy coming off of him. It's as strong as Master Seishu, but completely different'[/i] He feels his jaw tighten as he whispers “Enasi.” to his men. They all tense but none draw on the Dream Guardian. They had agreed before coming to find their Master with as little loss of life as possible.

[i]'That is how Master Seishu would have wanted it'[/i] Kaila thinks fondly, his eyes locked now with all the others' upon the approaching Guardian. The party chosen to pass through the gate were hand picked years ago by Kaila to be his own personal unit, so not only will they follow orders from him without question, he can control all their movements with barely perceptible signals. At a tilt of his head he orders them to stay put, and with his hands in his pockets he takes a few slow paces towards Enasi. [i]'From his speed and stance, he's not coming to attack. However if he just orders us away it will take all of my men to distract him so I can go look for Master Seishu'[/i] coming to a halt he casts his senses about, being careful to make sure the energies are non hostile. [i]'Master Seishu is here, but just out of sight I can also sense an entire host of these sparklers. I don't think I could make it through all of them. . .'[/i] Relaxing his demeanor he waits patiently for the hoodie clad man to approach as far as he wishes. His eyes remain locked on the man's face and he uses all his willpower not to gag at the amount of positive energy coming off of him.

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Seishu pauses in his description of his favorite lake in the Nightmare realm and the little dream minion stares openly at his face with a quizzical look creasing his features. “What's wrong mister? You hurting again? I ca-”

“Shush!” the Nightmare Guardian snaps more harshly than he intended. Rue falls back into his chair and clamps a hand almost shamefully over his mouth. His eyebrows draw in close as he concentrates on the feeling of a sudden shift in the dream realm energies. [i]'They're here, I can feel them. If I wasn’t so weak I could even pick out just who came through!'[/i] He lets out a growl of frustration, but the growl turns to a smirk as he realizes he has a pretty good idea of the size of the group. [i]'It's small, contained, close. It hasn't scattered, so most likely not a raiding party. That's good'[/i] Relaxing he looks over at the little minion and rolls his eyes as he is now comically grasping his face with both hands. “You can talk now Little Bite. I just wanted to get a feel for my guys who just managed to make their way through the veil.”

Rue lets out an exaggerated gush of air before drawing in a real gasp. “You mean they're here already? Didn't Enasi say that it could take a long time? And even you said you couldn't be sure.” He pauses as Seishu holds up a hand for a pause. Rue learns quickly and it actually makes him happy that the Nightmare Guardian shushes him with a raised hand rather than telling him outright, or overriding him like most do.

With a nod the Guardian draws into a look of contemplation. “It's true, it could have taken a while, but I think the expedience of their breakthrough coupled with what I sense as a very small group means that they are very likely not here to attack, but to rescue me.”

Rue perks up happily for a moment. “That's good right, 'cause it'd be better for you over there! And. . .” His voice dies and his wings droop as a crestfallen look comes over the little dream minion. “But, you can't go back. It's too dangerous over there. . . .” He perks up again, but only slightly and with a honest grin he concludes, “But I guess it's good this way too because I can hear more about the nightmare realm and spend more time with you mister!” Seishu remains silent and just stares blankly back at his grinning face.