[@PaulHaynek] [@The Irish Tree] (VIV) [@AzureKnight] (VRA)

[quote]"And for the record, Takeshi's not my lord. His father is. I am friends with Takeshi, no sworn oaths or anything like that....And tell your other friend to stop hiding in the shadows. I'm not gonna fight any of you... At least, not yet."[/quote]

[color=00aeef][i].....Huh?[/i][/color]

There was no way, right? The guy was bluffing. That had to be a wild guess. There's no way that samurai actually knew she was the-

[quote]"...Being honest, I thought it was only Varã and I here. Whoever's there, might as well give up the ghost. The ronin has your number,"[/quote]

At first, there was silence. Trees rustling to the gentle breeze of the wind...

....Then....

[center][color=00aeef][h3]"HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW I WAS HERE!?"[/h3][/color][/center]

From the shadows of the trees comes Zeka, red in the face from embarrassment as she briskly joined Varã and Vivian.

[color=00aeef]"S-Sorry. Zeka Willows. Newly arrived."[/color], the mouse quickly introduced herself to the duo before turning her attention to Kazenosuke. [color=00aeef]"Dude, how did you do that? In all my years as a professional thief, no one has ever caught me....[i]without having to see me.[/i] You're human, right?"[/color]