[Kanji_The_Wanderer]

**Don't forget Nard-kun, about Kazuhide. He had gone to you to ask you for your help. The Elven master, of the hidden Elven clan underground wishes for Swift's aid. Kazuhide gave Swift a communication device to contact the Elf master before he died. It would be crucial to join forces with them.**

"Business now." Swiftant straightens his back and hand gestures to Aisha's house. I turn on my heel, smiling to myself. We move single file back inside. Nozomi and Suzette stand suspiciously around the window pane. The matter in which they stand about, I can tell that they have made quick friends. Nozomi's innocent carefree attitude tends to attract other people's attention. They look back at us slyly, seems they had been speculators in our little childish game...

"Well, the first order of business is..." Swiftant starts up. "The whereabouts of Ichirin and Myzura."

Ichirin and Myzura... They had left off to the desert city Bachuu in hopes to rally some troops for our cause against the Dragon's campaign. I had sent them off with the Kaulus; the grand king cheetah that I had summoned from a scroll. Come to think of it, The seal of Kaulus never re-appeared on the scroll, so he is still active out there somewhere...Either Ichirin hasn't dismissed him yet. Or- no, I don't want to think that maybe they could have been slain. But in times like these, we have to assess any possible scenario. The Elites could have gotten wind of their whereabouts. Ichirin was in that prison with us, they could have tailed him, and when they least expected, finished them off.

After much thinking, I blurt out "I think we should go looking for them...At the same time, we have other matters that we need to take care of as well. We can't be everywhere at once. So much has transpired, and our forces have finally rallied, I'd hate for us to have to separate again so soon."

Nozomi looks over at me and smiles.

"I'll go to Bachuu,Tatsu." she speaks softly, and her eyes glisten.

I sigh painfully. "I don't think that idea would be wise, I need you here with me."

Nozomi stands up and looks annoyed. "Why? You don't think I can't take care of myself? I can handle it Tatsu. Please, let me do this. I haven't done much, I don't want to be a nuisance. I want to prove my worth."

"I know your worth."

"Well?"

"I don't like this at all Nozomi.... I don't want you to go alone. I'll send two of my summons with you."

This isn't good. I think to myself. I don't want the same events to replay themselves. If Nozomi goes out there, there is a strong possibility that the Shadow may take over, and I may lose her and Shima again. I can't think to bear it, I don't know if I can suffer that again."

"Alright." I place my cup down and peel myself off of the chair, and stand in the middle of everyone. As I talk, I wave my hands about, and look at each one of them. "First we have to gather supplies for you from the city. We'll ask Aisha to borrow some coin. We'll return it to her, with interest when the opportunity presents itself.

But before that, we need to think of what our next moves against the dragons will be. If Nozomi is successful, and she finds Ichirin and Myzura, then they quickly need to procure soldiers or information of the whereabouts of a potential army against the dragons. Over the last few weeks, they have been moving further and further south from their empire. They could make it to Asgard soon, if they haven't laid siege to the capitol already. Since this village is hidden under a cloak, we could use this place as a base of operations. I think it would be wise to establish some sort of safe-house here, and build a network of communications. If things sour, we will need a safe haven to fall back to, and re-evaluate our strategies...

This may sound a bit far-fetched, but I think it would be wise to sneak into the dragon territory and find out what they are up to. The last thing they would expect is for us to go right back. If we can find out what the brain is doing, then we can stop the hand from complying.

At the same time, I think we need to send someone to the Asgard to find out what has happened there since we left. So as of now, there a numerous tasks to attend to...

Feel free to speak out if you think I am mistaken, but for a job of this caliber, I feel it necessary for Swiftant and I to sneak back into the dragon nation. The borders and the sky will be heavily guarded, I am more than sure they will have lookouts trying to seek out Gana. We may need to travel underground, for this, Swift will be able to point us in the directions we need to travel, since he is knowledgeable of the empire's geography.

Suzette, I would also like to send you off with a summon towards Asgard, and then quickly report back here with any information or muscle that you have been able to gain."

I glance back and forth at everyone and await their thoughts to this sudden revelation.