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As Cellica took the position of scout, Tian-Gui naturally slid behind Fiore as well. In compositions where there was only one guard available for their precious Linker, it made more sense for him to serve as rearguard than vanguard, after all, his imposing frame serving to cover the petite girl from attacks from behind, while his large gauntlets provided a fair enough barrier against frontal assaults as well. [color=ed1c24][b]“When you can,”[/b][/color] the titan said, his footsteps shaking the ground slightly, [color=ed1c24][b]“Forward the map information to the other Linkers as well. It’ll benefit everyone if we shared information at this stage, after all.”[/b][/color]

Wasn’t like they were meant to be competing against each other, right?

[color=ed1c24][b]“We’ll make them treat us to a free dinner after this,”[/b][/color] he finished, one of those burning blue eyes blinking out in the approximation of a wink, before Tian-Gui began to trudge along again, his own pace slow enough that Fiore’s shorter stride could keep up. If need be, he’d scoop her up and make a run for it, but for the time being? Caution overrode haste, and the golden Striker kept aware of his surroundings, focus sharpening as they approached the first station.