Dai Xin nodded expectantly at Kyang's answer, blinked slowly while listening to Torako, and when Liu gave his own reply the martial artist finally let another half smile show through his stoicism.

"Then between the four of us, I feel confident that a band such as this won't be a problem." he said. "As for who shall accompany who, I shall leave it to the rest of you. My own style and many of the others I have taken skills from include methods of Suo Di. I am confident I can move quickly and stealthily, and will be close at hand when the enemy arrives." Suo Di, also known as Shukuchi in Rikokan, was an umbrella term referring to methods of walking, stepping, and lunging in martial arts. There were also legends of magical sages or hermits who had mastered such arts to the extent of seeming to teleport, or walk on air, or other such outlandish things. Even leaving out the more exaggerated claims, someone who knew what they were doing with such techniques could balance on thin tree limbs, leap between walls to climb a building, and close the distance between themselves and an opponent with frightening speed.