The two talked quietly for a short while, coming to decisions, making plans.Banging her cane on the floor, everyone turned and looked at Marti'en. "We...will now discuss, in a calm and rational manner, what exactly has been going on." she said giving Keebler a very pointed look. Giving her an injured look in return, Keebler sat down. Looking at Marluxion she said "Your lair is sadly lacking in guest accommodations." Suddenly the room was full of couches, huge overstuffed chairs, pillows, tables. Sometimes, he could also be scary and make them shudder with fear about some imagined scary thing about to happen. When it came time for Josh to leave for his new job out on the water, he left his little friend Walter in the corner of the closet in the girl's bedroom. It was always there silently sitting right on the floor staring at them whenever they had to open the door. After a short time, they all got used to it but Maggie hated to open the closet door at nighttime or even if she was alone. I was very surprised to fine them east and not south. The signal though was odd. It took a second to find out what it was. It was far away.I wanted to immediately call Nadac for help but he and especially Rontem would get pissed off. They would refuse to help me in any case.Betts was back and working with her girls. Erica was her lieutenant now and helped whenever she could. This was not for sex but because Betts made a lot of sense.I pulled Betts way with an apology. Betts knew something was. The burns of the Homura Dana and the explosion of the Guren Kaina... it's obvious he won't survive. Lord Shishio is too strong for him... And yet... this chill! this unease! this fear!(Kenshin roars, sending out a blast of ki that snaps leaves in midair and knocks Houji and Yumi back.)Houji (thinking): Formidable! Himura Battousai surpasses everything I know! I cannot think that Lord Shishio would lose! And yet... (Saitou and Sanosuke, too, have gained consciousness.)Sanosuke: Why didn't... you.