Kire could see this was difficult for her, as it had been the first time she told this story. She let Ysaryn get it all out, silently noting the details. The part about her capture concerned her. [i]Drugged? From a distance?[/i] There were instances back in Amria of that. People, women, disappearing, right around the area where she would later discover Ikegai had been hiding. Ysaryn’s experience sounded like it. She swallowed the well of anger.

“He’s looking for bodies with magical potential. My enemy, he’s been cutting up people for a while now. Trying out which bodies fit with his dollmaking. Female bodies, maybe it has something to do with Akuma too. Finding suitable dolls to make more of her. Maybe it’s because the gems work better when you put them in the womb.” Kire frowned. [i]How likely would they be to take Ruli?[/i] 

“You’re not a coward. You can’t be blamed for finding a way to survive. And if you hadn’t run, you can’t help them.” She paused, thinking about that detail. [i]The unguarded door.[/i] “Did you see somebody, tall, pale with blue-tinged skin, someone who could be a half-Kartaian? Rulitus thinks this person might have let you escape. Your luck would make sense then.” 

[i]Underground. How? A way out, not by boat or ship.[/i] Kire didn’t like this at all. “I suppose Ruli and I will find out the hard way how they're transporting you."