Mai paused for a moment then smiled, letting out a breath. "Yeah. See you soon," he said. "Oh!" he said, turning around quickly, "Lestat and Reina be gone soon. Should do something special for them tomorrow. Talk about it later," he said. Mai smiled as he took a light hop and flew off in the direction of the party.<br/><br/>Soon Mai found himself back at the party. The girl, Maryann, was still sitting on that same bench.<br/><br/>"So," she said, in a slightly sour mood, "did you talk to your girlfriend?"<br/><br/>Mai laughed, "Turn's out she's fine. Can talk now."<br/><br/>Maryann smiled, "Kay, so listen. Did you ever hear what happened to my master?"<br/><br/>"Lee Green?" asked Mai, "No, fell asleep before that."<br/><br/>"Well, he sealed himself away. The first time I tried to save him I got myself trapped in a sealed off section of the dream world. I got myself unstuck a few years ago and now I know what I did wrong. You see, the first time, I'd tried to do it alone, but that was dumb. Lee was so much more powerful than the average wizard. Though I did all the procedures right I just didn't have the power to undo what he did. From what I can tell, I need at least four wizards for it to work."<br/><br/>Mai saw where she was going with this and interrupted, "But don't have magic powers anymore. And don't think there's anyone here that does."<br/><br/>"Obviously the first step is to get you're powers back," she said. "But after that we can just teach whoever we need. After all, 90% of magic is belief and natural talent. Only 10% is the stuff that has to be taught. We just need to find two more people who are willing to learn and have it inside of them."<br/><br/>"What if do get him out?" Mai asked. "Why you doing this?"<br/><br/>"I've known Lee since we were kids. He was best friends with my older sister long before he discovered he could use magic. And though it's true he's been a lot more down beat lately, if anyone can turn the tides in a world war it's him. Besides, he really is a good guy."<br/><br/>Mai smiled slightly. "Hope we don't get in trouble for this," was his answer.<br/><br/>---------------------<br/><br/>Reina laughed as Lestat bowed for her to move first. She started walking and he joined up with her. "So, how do you think we should spend our time before we have to leave this place? Personally, I want to force Mai into painting something." She laughed, "It's hilarious every time. He makes a big fuss about it, belittling his skills, but he really is an artist at heart. It always turns out beautiful. Do you have any hobbies, Lestat?"<br/><br/>--------------------<br/><br/>Insei walked in on Ebisu and Ari.<br/><br/>"Oh, hello Insei," said Ebisu. "Have you narrowed it down at all?"<br/><br/>Insei held up some papers, "Yes, I've cut it down to three. But of these all, I believe Maryann is the most likely."<br/><br/>Ebisu leaned back in his chair, "Is that so? Well then, we'll ask her about it tomorrow."<br/><br/>"Is it safe to wait that long?" Insei asked.<br/><br/>Ebisu stared at the ceiling with his ripple-pattern eyes, "Maryann never struck me as the type who would deliberately hurt others. I'm sure we can wait one night without any major catastrophe."<br/><br/>((so sorry it took so long ^_^; ))