She bowed as well, murmuring appropriately before following him out the door. Once they were there, in the streets, she breathed a sigh of relief. "You know, I actually kind of like that old bird," she said with a snicker. "Tengu can be fun when they're getting aa little hard of hearing."

She walked up next to him, considering and then nodding. "Yeah, that should be perfect." She was already starting off in that direction. "And like we agreed. We're just beating them up. No killing. I don't think either of us wants to start a real turf war with the Sutoku. I've got friends over there."