Sara wanted to curse out loud as she failed to lure the Hollow to the open space. Instead, it darted further into the ally. Luckily Rei was paying attention and managed to fire off a quick barrage of Kido. From where she was standing, she couldn’t see if Rei managed to get it. She did see Bakuto fall down from the roof and land in a different spot than where Rei was firing. She couldn’t get a good view of that either. Was he attacking the same Hollow Rei was, or was it a different Hollow all together? She wasn’t sure what option was worse.

Sara hissed though her teeth. She had made a bad decision when darting out into the main street. It had seemed like a good decision at the time, but it had instantly backfired. She couldn’t see what was going on and diving back in was a sure way to ensure friendly fire. Given the tight quarters, it felt like there were too many chefs in the kitchen. Was there a Japanese equivalent to the American phrase? She wasn’t sure and didn’t want to really wonder about that now. She had to figure out some way to help. Quickly, before her allies got hurt.

The same almost eerie voice filled her mind, [color=311815][i]“Steady Sara.”[/i][/color]

Right. Adrenaline was useful for making her reflexes sharp, but it wouldn’t do for that to turn to panic. She held her Zanpakutō out in front of her, both hands in clasped around the hilt. Then she let her eyes slip close. In. Out. In out. She let her breathing steady and her racing heart calm. Was that the best thing to do? She wasn’t sure. But it was the only thing she could do right now. She didn’t allow herself long though, before opening her eyes and shifting back into a proper combat stance. She wasn’t as steady as she liked, but Sara figured that it would have to do.