"Ok. " Aqua says, following.

"We really don't need much... Can you think of anything we need?"

(Can't post for a couple days. My last post until then)

"Ummm.... " Aqua thought. "Maybe we should just check out the stalls. " Aqua said.

Kion looked around, the shop keepers were mostly humans. I cover my ears and tail, it makes things a lot easier and safer if the humans think you are human too. I buy everything i need and put it in a pack. The humans treat me with respect and the zanians look at me with disgust until I throw back my hair, showing my ears, and glare. They show an obvious look of surprise and leave me alone. There is no problem for me, until I cross in front of an alley, and see something awful. A Human was attacking a small zanian child. I run over and rip the child away, getting stabbed in the process. I put the child on my back, beneath my cloak, and look at him, the human is obviously drunk and is spouting off some vicious curses at me. He yells, "What are you doing! They killed my family, everyone of them is guilty of murder! They are all murderers! how can you protect one of them!" I don't answer. I send a blade of wind slicing through his neck, instantly killing him. I jump over him and avoid the blood. I made sure the poor child could not see what happened. I run until I am far enough away that I won't be suspicious for now.

Anzai's ears twitch at the sounds of chaos that is around and she growls, "Lily, you are going to stay by me at all times. Is that understood?"

"Okay." Lily said while looking at all the different shops and then running to catch up.

Anzai is walking around to different dried food stalls and different gear stores in an order that has obviously been established.

Katsumi tightened his grip on the neck of his cloak, securing the brown fabric around his body as it fluttered about in the slight breeze that blew. Most people ignored him, but a few stole glances his way. Perhaps wondering who the hooded figure was. Yet, the half ignored them, shrugging off their stares. He had already gotten used to that.
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After a few moments, he whistled softly, and down flew the raven to his outstretched hand. He had migrated from the openness of the plaza to a dark, isolated alley, and so no one had noticed as to whom the raven listened to. Katsumi lightly lifted the chin of his friend, gazing into its eyes as it chirped softly, reporting what it had seen on its reconnaissance

"Huh. Strange. A human, kill another human, to save a Zanian?" The raven nodded, and continued its tale. The killer was apparently a part of a group of girls who had decided to go on this mission, and the others had scattered, looking for supplies and the like. Katsumi raised an eyebrow. Now? Surely they had already prepared... He shook his head. But then, he needed a group, and most others had seemed to be... incompetent. So, even if they were an all girls' group, perhaps they would be strong?

"The closest girl?" The raven made a laughing sound, and flew to the air, leading the way. Katsumi laughed softly. Sometimes, his friends so entertaining to talk with.
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It wasn't long before Katsumi found himself looking at a brunette and a ravenette, and in disbelief, looked up at the sky. The raven above him nodded, and the half sighed. He had hoped for a more mixed breeded group, but if he had to...

"Ah, excuse me?" He walked up to the pair, dipping his head as a type of greeting. "By any chance, are you in a group that will be tackling the mission to find and kill off the Drak followers?"

Anzai turns to see the young man come up and dips her head as well to him, "Yes. I am Anzai Miharu and this is Lily. What's your name and I can assume you wish to come along." Anzai looks at the boy in front of her again and studies him, "You seem rather strong so I wonder why you would join us, because you obviously didn't approach us on accident which means you know that we are a larger group. I'll assume you used your raven to study us."

Anzai walks up to him and smiles somewhat darkly, "There are many other groups though, so why us?"

Katsumi blinked. His...raven...? Then, he started laughing, humming his approval of the girl's sharp eyes once he had stopped. "Not many people notice my raven. You seem to be quite perceptive." His lips twisted into a lopsided smirk, which soon changed into a frown when the girl walked up to him, a dark-looking smile gracing her lips.

He knew those sort of smiles, and it brought back bad memories. Yet, if she was looking to intimidate him, she was going to have to do better than that. He had been through a lot, so it took a lot more to frighten him. With that thought, his frown lasted not a moment longer, for he turned it back into a grin, though knowing that she'h have to be a lot closer to see his face.

"Hm. Does there have to be a reason?" He drawled, as he let gazed into the sky, pulling the hood further down to cover his face. "But if you must know, despite being a group of girls, you seem to be stronger than the other groups. While it will be good to have multiple strong groups - it will keep the Draks' followers from focusing on only one of the groups - I would rather be with one which chances of survival are much higher. After all, who would want to die?"

In truth, his reason was somewhat more petty. He just didn't like the looks of the other groups, for they seemed to prefer one race over the other, and being a half, he fitted in neither Zanian or Human groups, but in a Zanian, Human and Mixed-blooded group.