[center][h2][color=BurlyWood]Cedar.[/color][/h2][/center]

[color=BurlyWood]"Oh, hey, Listener,"[/color] Cedar said, turning to her. [color=BurlyWood]"Should I, like, whisper? And, uh, I don't think Fluke would've been nice anyway. He's... just sort like that. Anyway-"[/color]

Cedar stopped, looking up at the sound of the window opening in time to catch an orange-robed man leap from it to the neighboring rooftop. He almost began moving to chase - though how, he hadn't thought out - when Iris took off, climbing quicker than Cedar surely would have. And with her, went the ring.

[i]Well, Voice, unless you can magically drop me another ring, I can't do much for you right now. Guess you'll have to wait, huh?[/i] he thought to himself.

[color=BurlyWood]"Well, I know you probably just came from Archer, but I need to tell her a bunch of stuff, so I think I'll head that way. If you think you can keep up with Iris, though, feel free,"[/color] he said to Listener. Cedar turned and started walking. Surely, at least, nothing could have gone wrong back with Archer?