Viral couldn’t help but wonder whether this place was seen as beautiful or as simply a death trap for the Kaesstrians, but that wasn’t going to be something for him to care about right now. He wanted to be here for reasons Yumi probably couldn’t care for, all she wanted to do was hunt, but for him he had different plans for all of his own desires. Being around the water was definitely making him feel pretty good despite the fact he was supposed to be concentrating on hunting, but right now he just wanted a short break from it all for his own thoughts to collate and find some time to relax. There was something about being near the water that relaxed him greatly, but it also managed to make him feel somewhat solemn as well. Staring at the calming waters he grunted when Yumi decided to comment on his insistence to sit by the lake, his eyes shooting to her angrily before he looked away, growling in annoyance. “If you want to hunt then find your prey, you don’t need me”, he spoke quickly, letting out a sigh instead, “I’ve taught you a lot about hunting now. You know how to make a weapon, how to find prey and now you just need to show me you can kill it without injuring it too much beforehand. Why do you need me for that…”

Kai was still aware that they were in a war and how he was going to be easily killed off if he was to go into battle without any support whatsoever. He would need his brother, but there was always going to be the risk that he might end up getting killed alongside him. It wasn’t that he was afraid of fighting the King, just that he knew he was probably going to die once they fought him because he would be too out of practice compared to when he was with the King. “Once he finds us, he will kill us. He doesn’t let deserters live without either killing them or enslaving them forcefully”, he spoke calmly, giving his head a quick shake, “You think we’ll be able to defeat him? I’m sure there’s always going to be that risk that we’re probably all going to die if we try. I’d rather wait and see if I can survive before I try to make any life commitments”.

Choi did notice Kai often spoke like this, especially considering he was his brother and had a general know-how over how he was feeling. Kai felt the same way as Choi when it came to the King and possible survival, but Choi was willing to put up a little more risk when it was someone else who drew their fancy towards him. He never thought he’d ever get someone to like him and it just so happened Yumi did, certainly making him the luckiest one out of all of them. Smiling a little to himself he barely realised Kabocha was talking to him, looking to his hands before he slapped out at them. “No! Don’t be stupid! Why would I risk something like that?? That would endanger Yumi AND me! Think about it, stupid!”

T’charrl wasn’t sure when he might be found or whether Takeshi was going to give up before that happened, but right now he was using this opportunity to be alone and try to relax. He wasn’t going to be seen anytime soon unless he moved out of his position, but even then he didn’t hear Takeshi around anywhere. Feeling pretty content sitting around and feeling around the energy in a calm manner, he couldn’t help but still feel a little uneasy for some reason. He was quite happy sitting around by himself but something didn’t feel right, like he wasn’t supposed to be relaxing but rather on his guard. Feeling like he should try to keep a look out at least he moved his antennae around, trying to pick up scents that were in the air. That was probably a bad idea; now he really was feeling uneasy as he was sure he could smell something. Lifting his head up he soon decided to move from his spot, making sure to keep low just incase it was someone other than Takeshi approaching him.

Shu was awfully amused by Takeshi’s obliviousness as he continued to try and find them, showing he really wasn’t the true master of hide and seek after all. He almost felt like he should try give Takeshi a fighting chance when it came to the game, seeing how he was struggling now. Watching him curiously he smiled when Takeshi only grew frustrated. If he was seeking he probably would’ve found all of them by now, but at the speed Takeshi was going at it might be a while before any real progress was made on his part. Looking around curiously he soon smiled as he found a pretty nicely shaped stone near him in the ground, digging it out carefully before he threw it straight for a tree near Takeshi, ducking down quickly after doing so.