Shiranui felt another psychic join the mind link between those of him, Liam and Sherlock as he sneaked through the corridors of the Battle Pyramid.  "[i]Master, you have an ally who's rescuing Brandon's assistants,[/i]" came a matronly voice he knew all too well.
"[i]Titania?[/i]" he sent back, not expecting his Gardevoir to join in, "[i]Who's the ally?[/i]"
"[i]The head of the [/i]Shinobi no Shiki[i], Haru,[/i]" came the answer.  Shiranui was not expecting that bombshell and had a conundrum to puzzle over once the Battle Pyramid is liberated.
"[i]Why would Haru switch sides and help us out?[/i]" he puzzled, "[i]I'm missing something here.[/i]"