Ruli turned his head, his bleary eyes peering at Kire as if he was having trouble seeing her. He'd gotten little sleep, only woken because he demanded Ysaryn not allow him to sleep in. He regret that demand, now. As Kire's face came into slow focus, his eyes found her lips. [i]Those[/i] lips. His expression went guarded and he tore his gaze away. "Mm." He grunted tiredly. "Coffee?"
Ysaryn pursed her lips, and shook her head. "No. Sorry. Only tea here. You wait til we are with Envy?"
Another grunt sounded from the blond as he accepted he had no choice but to wait.

The elf watched him, delighted by his sleepiness. When Kire's question went unanswered, she took the reins. "Envy can do the spell itself. Ruli will have to help. Hard with the blind, yes? So Ruli pulls information from Envy's head to put pieces together."
Finally, Ruli reached forward to pull his plate towards himself, moving to eat. Gradually, as he ate, he came to life.
"We decided to do the spell in Zi-erm. The mountains." Ruli began. "Because its where you and Ikegai both came through, so we figured if he's anywhere, it'll be closer to there."
"I said this. Before I wake you." Ysaryn informed him sweetly, still grinning. 
"Oh." Ruli grunted, turning to look at the two women, gaze only passing over Kire for a moment. "Sorry. Would that be accurate? I mean, do the gates open in the same location? You came to Ziad, it wasn't only because of his signature, right?"
"She not use gate." Ysaryn pointed out, gesturing to Kire with her fork, her cheek full of whatever breakfast gruel she had in the pot; root vegetables, herbs, and some very strong broth that was used to boil everything. 
Ruli blinked, as if he only just realized this.
"But if Ike-a-gai─" She struggled with the name. "came through there, it would still be a stronger tether if you friend did, as well. Shorter distance." 
Ruli took a moment to rub his face, groaning softly behind his hands. "Right." He agreed, dropping his hands again. He looked straight to Narda. "I'm much more competent when I've had coffee. Or sleep." He added.