Ayako was a bit taken aback by Megumi's sudden departure, but at least she had the courtesy to bid him farewell. "Well, I suppose we all have our quirks, don't we Ozaku?" The man in black nodded silently as Ayako cleaned up the supplies. However, something was bothering the kitsune. What was it about the Wolf of the West -- no it was the whole pack wasn't it -- that got them exterminated? "Ozaku, bring me the file on her father and all spirits of the same race. I'd like to conduct a thorough background check before we accept her into The Guild." As soon as Ayako finished speaking, Ozaku disappeared into the shadows, although unlike Megumi, his apparent disappearance was just due to the nuances of his movement.

Garoth let out a sigh when Scarlet's eyes glazed over. He knew that look; it usually meant that he had to zip through the air to prevent some apparent misfortune from happening. Fortunately, it didn't seem too serious this time. "Well, since The Guild isn't up in arms, I guess that means she took her brand and left. We can't keep her here if she doesn't want to stay, and Malik isn't her boss just because she accepted a brand." Still, a part of Garoth thought she should have at least told him how it went. "Anyway, I guess I'd better check on her just in case. If you're hitting the books, then I'll head to the garden."

With that, a pair of shimmering wings sprouted out of his back and, with their help, he made a giant leap to the top of the wall next to a guard tower. He tapped on the window and signaled that he was heading out -- they were used to him taking off like that -- then went full griffin and soared over to the garden. As he circled from above he spotted Megumi easily, and saw that she was obviously upset about something. He immediately averted his gaze so as not to invade her privacy any further and spiraled down into a small clearing a small way away from where she was. Garoth took his mortal form and made no effort to quiet his steps as he approached; he didn't want to make her reveal any feelings that she'd rather keep to herself. "Well, The Guild didn't erupt into a chaotic frenzy when you left," he said as he walked up to her, giving her plenty of time to dry the tears that he had already seen from above. "I take it that means everything went well?"