Roy
"No bandits or direwolves, far as I can see. Boss, get us moving agai-"
*Taito peeked back inside the wagon, taken aback by 'Sakura' hunched over one of the crates of valuables. The merchant hadn't pulled his eyes off her, his fear slowing turning to bewilderment as he watched silently, his mouth opening and closing as his brain attempted to process the scene.*
"Kid... What's you plan there...?"
*The samurai asked, her voice low and icy as she stalked back into the wagon, her blade glinting with a malevolence that a dragon would blush at.*
Joleen
*Hikari stood stock still as the samurai returned, staring at the woman with a steely gaze as they measured their situation... Or more accurately, how poorly they'd managed it.*

*The crate wasn't opened yet, the gleaming valuables within not within eyeshot of the Kitsune quite yet... Or perhaps ever, considering they weren't able to get enough time to sift through any of the valuables. Hikari did admittedly know... A more obvious solution, but also didn't want to use it, both for fear for their own life and for not wanting to end another's. The grip around their blade tightened, as they measured up every option they had.*

*Was it worth pressing their luck? Did they really want to end their own career so soon just to show up some random samurai? Originally, it seemed like something stupid and exciting to do, but perhaps they'd tested their luck a tad too much this time...*

*Here goes nothing, one supposed.*

"I-I... I... I'm sorry, I just needed some... Some people have..."

*"Sakura" Kept stumbling over her words, "Too panicked" To say a straight phrase while Hikari waited for a chance to slip out and run, cut their losses and get out.*
Roy
"This is what I get for trusting brats..."
*The samurai muttered, stalking close to Hikari as her katana hissed through the air between it's edge and her neck. She hadn't quite descended on her yet, but a wrong move from the oriate would do more than provoke her. Taito had dropped the act at this point, her fangs bared in a sneer as her red eyes pulsed like bloodied organs in her skull.*
"Drop everything you stole, then leave now. If you do this, I may just spare your limbs..."
*She paused in her threats, her sinister aura fading a moment as she winked.*
**"Except that piece I gave you earlier. Consider it a gift, or perhaps a bribe to steer clear of my clients."**
Margaret
*So much for an ally.*

*Hikari's inner rage told them that they should try to show the woman up, or even try to beat her in a fight. Hikari knew themselves that they were competent enough to at least put up a good one, and the grip readjusted over their blade as they internally considered a throw of quicklime and a stab to the legs, but they'd bitten off more than they could chew anyway.*

*Bitten. Hikari couldn't help but falter for a moment, their steeled gaze dropping as they stared a vampire, and not just one like Artoria where the vampirism was more of a minor setback, but one who'd embraced it... It could chill the spines of the most hardened fighters.*

*Hikari's tongue clicked as they slowly dropped some of the trinkets they had stolen, their grip almost requiring to be pried off the items mentally, like their own knife prying the crate. No noise was made from the kitsune as they dropped their items, and attempted to step round the vampire, not taking their eyes off for a moment as they slowly slunk off.*
Sue
Kiro:*Their gaze would be unbroken, Taito taking a solemn moment as her years of dealing with every type of deviant under the moon and sun was displayed plain in her expression. Her brow furrowed with consternation, not surprised that she had fallen for it, just sad that it had turned out this way. At least no blood would have to be spilled. Under her breath, she would mutter in a forlorn tone, the old Runran lending itself to melancholy.*
**"Pray tell, if it were as I thought... Your real name? I would like to know of whom has had the skill to fool me..."**
Margaret
*Hikari simply gave a little chuckle.*

"It's... It's Chiharu... I didn't think Sakura would've worked for long."

*Hikari was still infuriated at the failure, and at themselves for reaching their neck out so much... Their eyes still reflecting that anger, their stance still cautious after the last stupid time they trusted someone pulling back at all.*

*Today, they make a fool of themselves. Another day, they wouldn't prove as amateurish.*