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[hauntedking]

[ There's a flicker of recognition - he's gotten much more used to it over the last few months - and then he responds. ]

I see.

[ He can't quite hide the twinge of relief in his 'voice'. ]

That may end up being for the better, don't you think?

[wolfish]

[ He'd been stunned at first, but then, he'd never tried to deceive something that could evidently read what he truly felt. There remains some residual bewilderment for that alone. ]

Maybe so... If things get messier bere, I don't know whether I could've kept it up for long.

[ Still, there comes the dullest edge of frustration. ]

Would've liked getting us some intel, though.

[hauntedking]

Understandably so, but I am glad we won't necessarily have to oppose one another.

[ And he is relieved by that. He's find of Yuri. ]

There are other alternatives, after all. We can find out information in some other way.

[wolfish]

True enough. Might take more legwork, but at least I don't have to worry about running away from you or Byleth on some battlefield.

[ Arianrhod and that damned forest were quite enough, thank you. ]

Just going to take more creativity, or rubbing the right elbows.

[hauntedking]

I can think of a few people you might be interested in meeting...

[ Not because he necessarily wants them to be taken advantage of, but because he does think that Yuri meeting them would end up being a good thing. ]

Rin Tohsaka, for one. She's some sort of mage in her own world. [ And there's a history, oops. ]

[wolfish]

Isn't that the girl who went missing?

[ The man shouting in their heads about her the other day certainly did call her "Rin". ]

Been looking for her, this past few days.

[hauntedking]

Potentially. Although she seems the sort to be able to handle herself.

[ Dimitri sighs softly. ]

Was it that... very loud person shouting about something the other day?

[wolfish]

That's the one. Seems he got so wound up the buried the lede.

[ That's his best way of putting it, anyhow. ]

At that time, she hadn't been heard from for four days.

[hauntedking]

...I see. She's a capable woman, so that is... worrying. I hope she surfaces again soon.

[wolfish]

Here's hoping. Admittedly, there's so much ground to cover that I question whether searching does much good...

Still, better to try than not, yeah?

[hauntedking]

Indeed. If you would like assistance, please let me know. I can make time.

[wolfish]

I wouldn't turn down another—

[ "Set of eyes", he almost says, and the thought might slip through before he can catch it. Yuri has no idea what is or isn't under that patch. ]

Another capable man helping out.

[hauntedking]

[ Dimitri cocks his head for a moment, not quite sure of what that is, but- ]

Well then. Is there anything to be found or is it all as clear as mud?

[wolfish]

Byleth asked the man about places Rin commonly visits, though naturally secondhand knowledge only goes so far...

[ A sigh, as he misses his intelligence network sorely. ]

I've run through that but no dice, so mud sounds apt.

[hauntedking]

Hmm. It sounds like the trail has become cold, then...

[ He's a little worried now. ]

Maybe that man was on to something.

[wolfish]

Past all the squawking about a harem and breast sizes, he did seem legitimately concerned.

[ Knowing there are monsters about, human or otherwise, he can't help but worry. ]

[hauntedking]

Hm. I'll keep an eye out...

[ Dimitri frowns. ]

If nothing else, it's something to consider.

[wolfish]

Appreciated. I'm sure she'd rather run into a familiar face, at least.

[ He can't quite block out his concern in this odd form of communication. Wherever Rin is, he hopes she's alright. ]

[hauntedking]

That would be the hope. Although she can be a little prickly...

[ Understatement of the year. ]

[wolfish]

Is that so? Well, I suppose that's nothing new.

[hauntedking]

I suppose not. We've met our share of that sort of person, I think...

[wolfish]

Indeed we have. Starts to roll right off your back after a point, or at least it does for me.

[hauntedking]

One learns to ignore it. Or put up with it, I suppose.

[wolfish]

I can ignore it, but I'd wager you're the putting up with it kind.

[ Dimitri strikes him as the type, anyway. ]

[hauntedking]

I fear that I am...