Kaila had remained silent, letting his and his brother’s energies intertwine. He went over the plan again and again up until Jentou spoke up. The idea alone made Kaila frown up, but he stayed silent for a little longer. The idea of Gin getting his hands on any other nightmares made him growl under his breath, but it soon turned into a sigh. The look he was given was clear as the night sky that Jentou wasn’t taking ‘no’ for an answer. Kaila straightened up, letting his energy dissipate from in between them. He kissed his brother’s forehead in response following it with a very reluctant, “Fine.” 
 
“I’ll need to address them soon. We’re leaving tonight.” 
 
Jentou was a little surprised at how soon Kaila planned for this to happen, but with the stakes at hand and the dangers that followed he quickened his pace as his brother hopped out of the tree they were sitting in. 
 
It didn’t take long for the brothers to find their way back to camp. Most of the nightmares had settled down after the wave of worry previously and were settling in to rest. Filo and Feena collected all of the young ones, both giving a nod to the two as they walked past. Kaila and Jentou returned it before they were both farther off to the side of the camp, signalling for his group to gather. He started to speak as they got closer, but paused and gestured for them to follow him further from listening ears. The last thing he needed was a camp full of panicked nightmares. 
 
“We have a new mission.” He started and watched as they immediately came to attention. Kaila braced himself for the worst of it but continued. “We all know Gin is prone to torture before killing. He is desperate for information about us. We still have the advantage of being in the shadows.” His gaze fell on everyone of them as he carried on, echoing what he told his brother. “We need someone to get close to him. We need to find out his plans, his weaknesses. But I refuse to let any more of the nightmares get hurt.” He could feel Jentou’s grip tightening on his arm but he ignored it. “We’l be heading towards Lord Seishu’s castle- it'd be impossible to actually go in there, but if we hurry, we'll catch up to Gin before he's inside. We’ll feign as though we fought back and then I’ll let myself be captured.” He held his hand up to silence them all until he was finished.
 
“Gin wants information on our whereabouts and how to get us under his rule. What he wants, I have. And with me being Master Seishu’s second, he will surely see that as a victory well won. All the information I can pull out of him will be sent to Jentou.” 
 
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Enasi began drying off, glancing over his shoulder every now and again to respond, and of course let Seishu know he was listening. “Hmph. Have a little faith Seishu, I’m tougher than I look.” His laugh was gentle and faded soon after it started. The sudden ‘thump’ on the ground made Enasi whirl around. In one quick motion, his energy wrapped around him, creating loose shorts and he swiftly made his way to Seishu’s side. 
 
Hearing just what happened made the guardian sigh. “Seishu…” His name wasn’t said in exasperation, it was moreso empathy. The guardian was hurting so much and Enasi hated to see him like this. Carefully, he helped the guardian up and wrapped the towel around him. Without much warning, he lifted Seishu off his feet just as he had when he brought him into the bathhouse. “You need a break from my realm and the best I can do for now is get you somewhere that’s- not here.” 
 
Walking out the bathhouse, Enasi gave a low whistle and it didn’t take long for Harper to answer the call. “I need you to do me a favor. Can you collects Finn and Starla and send them to find a place that’s clear enough for us to visit?” Harper saluted, planning to ask what happened this time, but stopped as Enasi continued. “In the meantime, I’m going to let Crios know.” He paused in his tracks for a moment. “Hm, I think Inui should tag along as well… he’s been doing a good job at containing that negative energy, but it is still somewhat new for him.” At this point, it was hard to tell if the guardian was speaking directly to Harper and Seishu or simply expressing his thoughts outloud. Either way, he continued on to Seishu’s vacant room.