Re: Home Defense (Guan Yu, UnknownSquid and maikochan)
"There we go. That's quite good." were the miko's final words for the lizardman, at least for now. She even managed to smile at it during their trip towards town, seeing how it managed to ignore the girls around it, even in their naked conditions. Finally the village was in sight, and despite the oddly quiet surroundings, the group of rescued females almost picked up a running speed. The adventurer group followed after them, not quite as speedy.
Somehow, the foulness in the air had given the priestess an early warning about this. There was no-one in the village. Nothing, not a single piece of human remains or similar. She could hear Phyrra talk, but somehow the demoness' words did not assure her, even with the sense they held. It would be one way for a village to evacuate in face of danger, flee to the surrounding forest. Still, Tomoe herself was not confident in this being the case. It was simply too coincidental.
Once Phyrra offered them her thanks, the easterner was only eager to accept it. "It was the least I could do. The innocents need to be helped in the face of abuse, and if I can stand up to people who want to use them, I will. Do not hold yourself in debt, at least on my account. The hospitality bit is good enough for me, if I'm down on my luck and my travels take me past this little village again, which is likely given where I came from." Tomoe replied with her usual calm face, bowing her head at the still-naked demoness. "But it is as you say, I do have things to do. There is a wide world out there yet to see, and my heart is will not be satisfied until I've seen most of it. I wish you and the village well. Search for them, and you should be happy again when everyone is together." she finished, turning attention towards Maya before taking a step back. "Surely Maya here has something to say as well. I'll stay and hear it too, since I'm somewhat curious."
Even with the words she had said, Tomoe had a feeling that the citizens would not return to the village after this dissappearance. But she did not want to say this in the face of Phyrra. Listening patiently at whatever Maya had to say, the miko would leave towards the next town on the road. If the cat-featured girl offered to come with her still, she would let her. Along the way, she would pay attention to the surrounding wilderness, hoping to catch a possible glimpse of the lost people while also maintaining a vigil over the oddly agreeable lizardman.