Of course. [i]Of course[/i]. The moment he disappeared, Kire cursed, already about to turn, but she was a fraction too late. She felt the almighty shove on her back and lost balance, tumbling off the roof. Halfway down, she disappeared in a blue flash, reappearing on the ground, panting from the surprise and having to summon the portal at will. It winded her a little, and she’d rather not use it too often in a fight. [i]But he can summon portals too. Is it a portal?[/i] She was back in a fighting stance, observing him while weighing her options. He could so easily kill her, with a power like that. Shoving her off the roof seemed like a rather weak attempt. She could Jump to some other spot in the city, out of his sight, and see what she could sniff out until she was found again. [i]But then again, how did he find me here, in this exact spot in the city, so soon after I had just appeared?[/i] It had to be more than just his ability to reappear anywhere. [i]And what did he mean by, ‘my kind’?[/i]

So, time for a different tactic. “I think I might have something you want,” she called out, lowering her sword but with her other hand touching the hilt of the hunting knife. The way he said ‘intruder’, the way he spoke, proved he had lived here, that he wasn’t just some scavenger who had sought refuge in the ruins after the fact. He had been a citizen here. “Do you want to kill those bastards who did this to the city?” A hint of a smirk tugged at her lips. “I know I would, if I had lived here and seen what had happened. I’d wish death upon them every day. If you don’t take coin, or goods, how about a little revenge?” Already she was weighing her options for whether or not he would say yes. In her pouch was a small gem, seemed to be stained with rust. She had retrieved it in one of Ikegai’s caverns, half-buried in one of his—experiments. Of course that had been ages ago, and it would be harder to get a trace or lead out of it now, but if she could find another like it somewhere within this city, it would lead her to a fresher trail. [i]All I need is time.[/i]