Quest: Shattered Charm (The Fire Shard I)

Having received a letter from his ally Noah related to some matters they had discussed before, Yuki read over the letter that advised him of Noah's need of him, however it seemed as if Noah needed more then just his aid. With the request from Noah to bring two that he trusted with not only his life but Noah's life as well, Yuki knew he had to take a moment to think upon that request. He knew of one he could count on with ease to come to his aid and perhaps the aid of Noah, though the other he wasn't so sure about given what he had been told before about the encounter between her and Noah. These where the only ones that the half-breed could think of to call upon aid for given he wasn't sure if Kautuka would be up for it or if he is even free to offer aid. After giving it some thought, Yuki sent word to Jyn in Jun'Jo, expecting his sister to be there as well with Jyn, that there help would be needed in some things and to join him at Inanis. With the request for them to join him, Yuki makes sure to add directions to the city as well to make sure that they could make it there and given Jyn's experience traveling he figured his friend could find the city.

With the dawning of the new day, Yuki had made sure he would be woken up early in the morning so he could take care of preparations before setting out on his travels to Inanis, wishing to get there relatively quickly and perhaps stop by Jun'Jo to check on Jyn and his sister to see if they will be joining him on his journey. In the process of getting ready, Yuki makes sure to gather the weapons he desires to take with him as well as a few traveling supplies and items of value incase he needs them. With everything ready, Yuki sets out on his trip to Jun'Jo and then Inanis, ridding atop Ulfric as he travels as fast as he can to get to his destination as quickly as possible.

EXP: 370

The days continued to pass on by the village of Jun’Jo, and as they did, the village continued to get larger and larger showing more promise each passing day. A lot of structures were being added for such a relatively small population, but that aspect of the village would be soon growing as well. In these passing days, Jyn would be spending his time with lightning and switching out with Battousai in helping with the villages mapping out and growth. He would be doing his part as a cartographer to set some order about the village and some direction whereas Battousai would pretty much handle the military and labor interfacing with Dravec.

One day, he would find a knock at his door while in the process of taking a dump. He’d quickly finish up and pull his pants up in order to go and check the door to discover that a messenger was in waiting to deliver a message. A messenger from Theden meant that there was a possible message from Yuki.

With the smell of poo wafting from the interior of the house, Jyn would take the message and see that Yuki would be arriving soon for a trip somewhere. A grin came to his face as he thought about getting out of the village to have some fun, and it seemed that Yuki wanted Light to come along as well. From there he would allow the messenger to go and let Yuki know that he had received the message.

In the time after that, Jyn would lcean the departure of their body with Battousai and orders would be given to the leaders of the lumberjack and worker groups about what was to be done in the absence of the village leaders. Aside from that Dravec and his operatives were made away that Jyn would be leaving and as such, Dravec would be in charge as the current village leader.

With Yuki’s arrival to Jun’Jo, Jyn would already be packed up and ready to move out of the village and continue to Inanis with him... hopefully with Light in tow.

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Upon his arrival at Jun'Jo, Yuki is pleased to see that his friend was ready for there trip to Inanis and not only was Jyn joining him but it seemed his sister would be joining them as well on there trip to Inanis, though Yuki wasn't sure if she would be willing to help when they arrived there. With Jyn and his sister already packed up and ready to go, the only thing left to do was set out on there trek to Inanis. Before setting out, Yuki would greet his friend and sister before making sure they had all they wished to take with them and should they have everything he would set out.

Setting out from Jun'Jo, Yuki wasn't sure if either Jyn or his sister knew how to get to Inanis so it was up to him to lead the group to the costal city. Still atop his mount, the large white wolf Ulfric, Yuki would have his mount move at a steady pace if Jyn and Lightning where on foot, though should they be on mounts Yuki would push his to go fast to cover ground quicker. Since he knew the two needed to know why he had requested there aid, Yuki begins to speak on the trek, " I have received word from Noah, " Yuki begins as he glances to Jyn for a brief moment. He knew that there had been some bad dealings with Noah and his other allies, even his sister, though he hoped that wouldn't get in the way right now, " He has requested my aid in something but also that I bring along two people we can trust. So naturally, I thought of the two of you. " Yuki adds with a faint nod.

EXP: 295

As previously and briefly described by Yuki, there would be the greeting amongst friends and whatnot before the trip is continued for him and started for the other two, on the way to Inanis. Borrowing NPC mounts for the time being, it would be assumed that Jyn and Lightning are provided with large yellow flightless bird like creatures that ran about the same speed as a horse for all practical purposes. Saving the specifics for the in trip conversation, Jyn would hear Yuki’s words as they rode and come to understand the purpose of the trip. He hadn’t been to the village that Yuki has spoken about before, so from a traveler’s perspective and a cartographer, he was simply looking forward to going somewhere new and seeing what it had to offer. It also gave him an excuse to be in control of the body for a prolonged amount of time while enjoying what could be viewed as a nice little vacation with Eri at the same time. In response to Yuki, Jyn would inquire, “oh, the short guy that turns into a golem?” A small frown would come to his face as he turns and looks to Lightning. They hadn’t spoken about Noah since that time, but when she spoke with Battousai, she didn’t seem to remember battling him. With a shrug, Jyn would simply hope that everything would be fine… and it probably would be… probably… as they continued along their way. He would follow Yuki’s lead in order to expedite getting to the place in a timely manner.

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With the comment from Jyn about Noah, Yuki gives a faint nod. It seemed that he didn't have much of a problem with Noah. Hearing his sister speak, Yuki glances to her for a brief moment as he wonders why she didn't have more to say about him since the last he heard they had gotten into a fight, but perhaps its a good thing she didn't react aggressive when she heard his name. Now that he had told them why they where heading to Inanis to see Noah, Yuki set his full attention ahead of them since he had taken point to lead them to the city.

Through the rest of the trip Yuki would remain silent as he pushes Ulfric to move as fast as he could but not to fast as to not lose his two companions in tow.

As the trip comes to an end with the coastal city of Inanis coming into view, Yuki lets out a soft sigh of relief as he shifts his gaze to glance to both Jyn and his sister before turning his gaze back ahead of them. Given what had happened last time he had come to Inanis, Yuki wondered if they would be stopped again by the guards or if he and the others would be allowed to enter into the city to meet with Noah with out any hassle.

EXP: 228

In normal party mode, Jyn would continue behind Yuki, the party leader, with a title of Fighter since he didn’t use weapons. Of course, Yuki would be the swordsman and at the moment, my best guess for Lightning was that she would be a dark mage. Either way, the terrain shifts as area over the world map is covered taking the party from the central mountainous regions to the coastal areas where Inanis would be located.

They would be greeted at the first checkpoint by the dark knights… or the black knights… or perhaps the dark black knights, or the black dark knights. Regardless, he had pretty armor. All seemed to go well, and following Yuki, Jyn continues towards the main village. “Pretty secure,” Jyn would notice, speaking his murmur aloud.

On coming within visible range of the village, Jyn would get to obtain his first impressions. Over all it was pretty impressive and larger than many of the cities he had traveled so far. There seemed to be a lot of organization here, which he would study and observe to see if there were anything that was here that could be useful to Battousai and his building up of Jun’Jo. Already itching to take out his scratch pad and pencil, he would subdue the urge for now to continue towards the city; it seemed Yuki wanted to get some business underway, which was okay with Jyn.

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Arriving at the checkpoint, Yuki glances around for a brief moment before turning his attention as one of the guards addresses him. Though he expected for Jyn's and his sisters weapons to be taken from them, it seemed as if Noah was allowing them to keep there weapons while in Inanis. " Greetings. Such is good news. " Yuki says with a faint nod, glad to hear that Jyn and his sister could keep there weapons, though he didn't think they would be remaining in Inanis for to long, " I shall enjoy my time and you take it easy. " Yuki says to the guard before shifting his attention back ahead as he gives Ulfric a light nudge to get the wolf to begin moving once again and head past the checkpoint.

Leading the way from the checkpoint, Yuki hears his friend speak up and glances to him for a brief moment as he gives a faint nod, " Noah has some... unique rules about people carrying weapons in his city. To me, they don't seem good, but then again I grew up differently. They do however prevent a lot of crime and other type of things from happening in his city so I guess its good. " With that, Yuki shifts his attention back ahead of them as he glances around some while heading towards the House of Noah where he was to meet up with Noah and get to the task he requested aid for.

EXP: 257

Riding along, Jyn would continue to enjoy the scenery; as a traveler, he enjoyed places like this. It seemed pretty well populated a place. As they approach the main building, he would look up to see familiar faces. It was pretty much at the end of after everything had gone down that he had arrived on scene when the drama occurred in Mare Maris; the boy was already out when he and Eri had exited stage right at that time, but today the boy seemed healthy and cheerful. All smiles, Jyn would reflect the jovial greeting received, but would reserve the introductions to Yuki since the kid was Yuki’s friend. He would, though, offer a wave from on back his chocobo. Not sure whether to dismount or not, he would simply follow Yuki’s lead for now.

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As Noah and Kimi come into view with the house of Noah, Yuki turns his gaze to the two standing, seeming to be waiting for there arrival. It seemed that they may indeed be late to the gathering though it was better to be late then never to be, right? Now would come to true test given what he had been told before Yuki wondered if Noah and his sister could work together with out any trouble, the upside was it seemed that his sister didn't remember Noah or at least didn't let on to the fact that she might remember him from before. Shifting his gaze from Noah and Kimi, Yuki glances to his sister for a brief moment before glancing to his friend Jyn. Hearing Noah speak, Yuki turns his gaze back to the male as he hears the greeting from him. Coming with in a few paces of the two Yuki comes to as top atop Ulfric as he shifts his gaze to Kimi for a moment. When the question about needing anything before there trip is brought up, Yuki thinks on it for a brief moment before he shakes his head faintly, " Greetings you two. I have brought a dear friend of mine, Jyn " Yuki would say as he gestures to the rather jovial male since it seemed he was doing the two's introduction, " As well as my sister Lightning. " He adds before gesturing to the pink haired female with him, " Both are people I trust greatly. I don't believe there is anything we need, we left our respective village ready for travel. " Yuki says with a faint nod, " And now that we are here, I shall give the lead to you Noah since you know where we are going. "

EXP: 306

When introduced by Yuki, Jyn would grin and lift his hand as if claiming ‘present.’ Turning to look at Lightning when she speaks, Jyn answers, “oh, that? I think he just looks like that. I’ve seen him fight a few times before the second dawn; he’s pretty strong, or was, despite what he looks like.” Bringing light to something else, Jyn would remind, “plus, it looks like he’s loaded if he runs this village. It shouldn’t be that bad.”

Though Yuki had spoken for them, Jyn had just spent the last few hours on the back of a bumpy bird wasting no time in getting here. Partially interrupting Yuki after he speaks about heading out, Jyn would comment, “yo, sorry to interrupt, but I’ve got to use the restroom… or an alleyway…” Looking for direction to handle his momentary business, he would ask, “which way would be okay?” He didn’t want to just take a leak on the side of one of these nice buildings, since that would probably be frowned upon pretty hard.

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Being cut off by Jyn, Yuki looks to his friend for a brief moment as he brings up the fact that he needs to go use the restroom. It seemed as if they where going to be held up just a bit longer though he had no problem with such a thing. He didn't know how long they had to travel ahead of them and what all they did now for preparations would help in the long run when they get to traveling to there destination. With the inquiry from Jyn, Yuki looks to Noah, given that it was his city he would know where restrooms where located and thus could direct Jyn to where he needed to go if not get someone to take him there, like escorting a child to the restroom, Yuki wondered if someone needed to hold Jyn's hand. With that thought Yuki glances to his friend, " Perhaps Lightning should go with you, she can hold your hand and take you to the restroom. " Yuki says jokingly to his friend before turning his gaze back to Noah and Kimi. As Noah begins to speak to him, Yuki listens to the male and gives a faint nod, it seemed Noah didn't have a problem with the ones he had brought to aid them in there task, " Good good.. In the back of my mind I was wondering about that but thought it might be to rude to bring up such a thing. No worries, I know that both Jyn and my sister can take care of each other and I'm sure out of the two Jyn will keep an eye on my back. "

EXP: 274

“Nice, thanks” Jyn would speak graciously as he hops off of the back of his large bird, his feet coming to the ground for the first time in a while since the trip had begun. Stretching out a bit, he proceeds to head towards the entrance of the building. Hearing Yuki, Jyn pauses and looks to his friend. He thinks about saying something along the lines that if Light went in there together, they may not come out for about an hour or so, but deciding not to traumatize his friend about the things he did to his sister behind closed doors, Jyn would simply smile and chuckle to himself as he made his way to and into the entrance of the house. After entering, he realizes that it was a pretty nice place he was in. It was pretty orderly to designate male and female restrooms as well. Deciding to go to his right, Jyn would traverse down the hall, locate the second door for the male bathroom and proceed to disappear into it in order to handle his business.

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After vanishing into the bathroom, Jyn emerges a couple of minutes later feeling a bit less compression on his bladder than he had before. With a relaxed sigh, he would head back toward there the others were waiting. Since there were people waiting he wouldn’t have enough time to cop a squat. He figured it would be rude to nuke Noah’s toilet as well as have then wait on him. Jyn casually makes his re entry to the outside where the others were walking in time to see Eri hop back onto her bird… so she had gone as well. Making it to his chocobo, he hops up and onto its back before looking over to Yuki and nodding that he was ready. He would be thankful to the little one for having a restroom nearby but would be ready to go with no further delays in departure.

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Falling into silence Yuki shifts his gaze as he glances around for a moment while Jyn and his sister head to the bathroom to take care of there business. Yuki remains silent as he waits for the return of his sister and friend. When the two come back Yuki offers them both a welcoming nod before he turns his gaze to Noah as the male informs them that it is time to get going. " Alright. " Yuki says with a faint nod to the male as he watches one of the knights bring a horse to Noah so he could ride the mount. When Noah begins to move atop his mouth, Yuki gives the large beast under him the signal to begin moving as well. With the signal from Yuki, Ulfric begins to shift and turn to follow after Noah. Now that they had arrived at Inanis and taken care of the rest of there business it was Noah's turn to lead the group to where they where going to be heading so Yuki fell back giving lead to Noah. As he begins to move after Noah Yuki glances to Jyn and his sister for a brief moment to insure that they where going to follow as well, before turning his gaze back ahead of them as they start to move through the city and are met with people waving to them.

EXP: 233

Jyn would pull o the reigns of his best as he directed the chocobo to follow in line with Yuki and ultimately Noah. He wondered for a moment if this was what Yuki meant when he said he were a mercenary. It didn’t seem like they were going to fight anything, but it did seem like a quest to recover something. If that were true, then the trip would be right up Jyn’s alley since he started out as an explorer. Going into ruins and searching or adventures and relics was as much a part of him as traveling; though it had been a while since he had been able to do so.

The bird would progress through the streets in procession with the others. Jyn would simply watch the events unfold around them as the kid seemed to be a big deal in his city. But he guessed the same was true for Yuki when he was in Theden and Battouasi in Jun’jo. He didn’t put too much thought in the populace or its observation; he merely enjoyed the ride until they were able to get out of the main portion to pick up speed.

As they entered into the Waterscape, Jyn would notice the unique surroundings with the words that precede the young boy. Speaking out as he is spoken to, Jyn would inquire, “that’s interesting. What’s special about this place for doing that?”

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Hearing his sister begin to hum, Yuki glances to her for a brief moment before he turns his gaze back ahead of them, his gaze slowly shifting as he follows Noah's lead. When they finally made there way from the city Yuki glances around for a brief moment before glancing to Noah to make sure he is still following the male before he finally turns his gaze back ahead of them. Yuki keeps his gaze set ahead of them until he hear's Noah speak up. Upon hearing Noah speak up, Yuki glances to the male for a brief moment, " Waterscape.. " Yuki murmurs lightly before he turns his gaze from Noah and glances around for a brief moment as he gives a faint nod to what Noah had said. " Interesting. " Yuki adds as he thinks upon what Noah had said about a persons heart. Falling into silence once again Yuki slowly shifts his gaze as he glances around at everything until he hears Jyn speak up. Glancing away from the surroundings Yuki glances to Jyn as he inquires about the place they are in and what's special about it. As Noah begins to answer him Yuki listens as he turns his gaze back ahead of them. The waterscape seemed to be rather interesting place.

Coming to a stop, Yuki glances to the animals blacking there way for a brief moment before he turns his gaze to his sister as she begins to speak. It seemed that she wished to know where they where going which was something Yuki believed he left out, though he didn't know exactly either, just that Noah needed aid.. When she addresses him, Yuki narrows his gaze and lets out a soft growl in response to her comment towards him, " What are you trying to say huh? "

EXP: 324

With the boy’s words, Jyn is able to understand that he must be something like an animal whisperer. Still, he didn’t quite get it, it seemed like this place would be just like any type of are that had a large wildlife presence. He wondered if perhaps the difference was the atmosphere here that coaxed the training of communicative powers among the residents or if it were simply a place where people who could communicate in a certain manner resided. As the creature comes into their path, Jyn would look forward at it and notice that it and Noah seemed to be coming to an understanding with one another in what would look like a stare down from his third party perspective. He wondered if Noah had the ability to speak mentally much like he used to have back before the second dawning came to rob the land of its magical abilities.

As the back and forth begins to start with Yuki and his sister, Jyn would give a soft smile and speak to the two of them, “well, a vacation from the village is still a vacation regardless of what we’re doing? Why not just enjoy the ride. I’m sure there’s something interesting awaiting us… I mean, the mage kid wouldn’t ask for help if it were something that normal people could handle or that he could do on his own…” Up from the front, Noah would begin to speak and Jyn would look up as he addressed the situation as well. After he spoke, Jyn would look to Yuki with a look like ‘you really know how to pick em.’ Aside from being Yuki’s friend, he hadn’t met any others that Yuki were friends with.

The all around good guy, Jyn would speak, “I don’t think trust is the issue here, I think it’s a conflict of personalities.” The trust thing didn’t seem like an issue since Noah had come along without any guards of his own. Still, Jyn was surprised that Noah and Yuki seemed as close as Noah was putting out.

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A weathered and awkward smile is on Jyn’s face as the interactions seemed to continue to degrade; he wasn’t really used to being in a situation where friends of friends acted like antagonists to one another. He much preferred fun social environments, but he would not say anything to Lightning, given the fact that she was free to her opinions and voicing them much like the chibi was with his.

The smile shifts to an attentive look as if being called upon by the teacher. Hearing the kid’s words Jyn would nod, “Yup, that’s my name; so you can just call me that, but please don’t use me as a vehicle to passively talk about Lightning. We’re kind of a ‘thing.’ And I think I’ve known Yuki longer than you have.” Looking to Yuki, he would give a teasing grin, “I’m surprised he never talks about me.” Looking back to Noah, Jyn would comment, “but I guess this would be our first meeting…” Since he was kind of unconscious the last time Jyn had come across him on his own.

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With his gaze set upon his sister, Yuki listens as she responds to his question, though her response only serves to anger the half-breed more. As she refers to him as a dog, Yuki's gaze narrows into a glare as he looks at his sister, " .... Your lucky your my sister, I tried to kill someone that called me that before. I am not a dog. " Yuki says to his sister before shifting his attention from her. Having been angered by his sisters comment, Yuki sets his focus off of her in an attempt to calm himself. Turning his attention from his sister, Yuki shifts his gaze for a moment as he glances at the area around them, turning his focus from his sister and her comment to other things. Yuki keeps his attention off of what is going on between the others until he hears the mention of his name. At the mention of his name, Yuki turns his attention to Noah who had spoke his name, though he hadn't caught why Noah had spoke his name since he wasn't paying attention. As he hears Jyn speak about him, Yuki shifts his gaze to Jyn and catches the grin from his friend. It seems for a moment he had become the subject of there talks. Before he can speak, Yuki is cut off by Noah as he begins to bring up someone in there past. Turning his gaze to Noah, a light frown takes form on his face as he brings up Sera and his former attraction to the female. " I didn't want to smooch her like crazy.. " Yuki murmurs lightly as he turns his gaze from Noah and looks ahead of them once again.

EXP: 296

A bit glad that there were no issues with his request, Jyn was glad that the young man would oblige him. As the conversation shifts to Yuki, Jyn would grin and raise an eyebrow, but soon notice the mood that his friend was in. The name Sera was familiar, but then again, there were probably many people with the same or similar names in the world. Still, his friend’s degraded mood did weight heavily on the conscious of Jyn, who usually wanted his friends to be happy; Jyn didn’t feel that right now was a good time to tease Yuki since he seemed preoccupied and distracted. Though Jyn probably had a few stories, he would simply say, “no…” in a soft manner to avoid talking on the issue. Light, however, seems to be more than able to speak on things, but before Jyn could give her a look to maybe lay off of Yuki a little, she was done and speaking to him. After her words are heard, Jyn would nod and look towards Noah asking, “maybe we should move a little faster? How far is this place? I’m sure you’ve probably got to get back to running your village, but do you want to give us a heads up on what we’re going to be doing?”

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As his sister begins to speak on Noah's comment, Yuki glances to her and lets out a low growl as he glares at her. His attention only remains on her for a brief moment before he shifts his gaze from her and try's again to ignore her and not let what she is saying stoke the flames of anger that raged within him. Setting his attention back on there surroundings, Yuki shifts his gaze slowly as he try's to push aside what Noah had said about Sera. While gazing off into the distance, Yuki listens to the three as they exchange words, though for the most part he remains with in silence while dwelling upon what both Noah and his sister had said. Shifting his gaze, Yuki glances to Noah for a brief moment as the male explains what they are going after with this little venture they have undertook. Shifting his gaze from Noah as they move into open fields, Yuki again glances around, looking to some of the creatures that seem to inhabit the field and mind there business instead of bothering them.

EXP: 200

It would be a little interesting for Jyn to hear the story about Noah’s current body. So he was an older man with the body of a boy; he wondered how that worked out for him. The mention of treasure hunting seemed to resound well with Jyn as Noah explains what they would be doing as well as the fact that they would be exiting the area they were in soon and getting to the purpose of the trip. Jyn pegged Noah as a collector of something, but didn’t really ask about what it was that he was collecting pieces for. Not much attention is paid to Lightning’s question or comment, as Jyn looked over to the still sulking Yuki. Looking back to the road ahead, Jyn figured the trip might pass by faster if he were to just not speak as much, so for that, he would simply continue to ride along en route to their eventual destination.

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Remaining silent, Yuki keeps his attention set on other things, still working to calm himself since he didn't wish to get into a fight with his sister at the moment given they have other things that they need to take care of. After a few moments Yuki finally begins to speak as he shifts his gaze to Noah, " .. So tell me something Noah. Do you know what we may be facing at our destination, if we will be facing anything that is. And what other information do you have that may be important for the three of us to know. " Yuki asks as he looks at Noah. Ulfric begins to pick up the pace, lurching forwards as he starts to move faster to keep up with the speed of the horse Noah rode to remain close to the two. With the question, Yuki keeps his attention on Noah for a moment before shifting his attention away from the male and looking ahead of them once again now that they begin to pick up the pace and move quicker. Shifting his gaze, Yuki glances to his sister for a brief moment before turning his gaze to Jyn, " Don't need a break do you? " Yuki asks his friend as he looks to him.

EXP: 218

Jyn rode faster.

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Riding along with Noah, Yuki shifts his gaze slowly as he keeps up with the male atop the horse. Yukis attention remains off of Noah as he scans the area in search of any signs of trouble that may becoming there way. When he hears Noah begin to speak, answering his question, Yuki turns his gaze back to the male as he listens to him begin to speak. Yuki keeps his gaze on Noah for a moment before turning his attention from the male as he glances towards the sky for a brief moment. It sounded as if Noah knew some about it, however he didn't have the information Yuki was seeking from him and thus left him in the dark unfortunately. Nodding his head faintly Yuki glances to Noah once again, " Alright. So be ready for anything. " Yuki says with a faint nod s he turns his gaze back ahead of them. Turning his attention back ahead of them, Yuki falls into silence as he begins to ponder what exactly they might face. Noah had made mention of a demon and it was likely that they may face one as well as other things..

EXP: 204