Mashi wasn't fooled but he would play along. He didn't know about Taiga's magic. Though that didn't mean he would go down easily should the other regain their magic anytime soon. Surely Taiga had heard that Mashi didn't carry anti-magic guns. Hell he stopped carrying any gunsa after loosing most of his sight in his left eye.<br/><br/>He perferred up close and personal even with magic users that could stamp his life out if handled carelessly. It was his way of dealing with the loss of his brother. His higher-ups questioned his sanity at first but allowed his record to speak for him.<br/><br/>Mashi decided that since the boy was behaving he would let him run free for now. At the question of whether he would be allowed to walk himself the cop glared at him slightly, "You have two feet don't you?"<br/><br/>He slid the front door open after a minute of fiddling with the old lock. Stepping inside he gave a hum seeing a feild mouse skurry away down the hall. Personally he didn't mind the tiny creatures as they cleaned up things he didn't get to but he wish they wouldn't damage the screens to get in.<br/><br/>After toing off his shoes, Mashi made his way down the hall sledding screens and glass doors open as he went letting the breeze and sunlight in. Parts of the veranda continued out to where steam could be seen rising lazily from a natural hot spring. A careful garden was planted around it with a flowering cherry and weeping willow tree near the far side.<br/><br/>"Bathroom is to the right," he point to the section of hall he hadn't turned down yet, "Open the screens on your way down there. This place has minimal electricity and the bathroom's switch is shot for the time being."<br/><br/>He continued into the kitchen slipping on a pair of get as he stepped down onto the stone floor. In moments he had the smells and sounds of hot pot being made trickling out of the space. To say the least it smelled good.