Kyris smiled sadly at him, "Okay. You're right. Can't dwell on things that have already happened... Now then," She pulled a map out of the pocket of the hoodie; she'd nicked it on the way out of the hotel, earlier.<br/><br/>"Let's see... There's a bus station on the other side of town. We can catch a cab to it, then take the next bus out of town. We'll put some distance between us and our friend back there, and also plan our next move. Seriously plan, not this improve stuff-- it's nerve-wracking."<br/><br/>She glanced around looking for a cab, and hailed it. Kyris was confident that they could get a good lead on their shadow, and once they had a plan, they'd be able to stay one step ahead.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">But you know... They're never going to stop chasing us,</span>she thought to herself,<span style="font-style: italic">Eventually, the two worlds are going to collide. We can't run and hide forever. This will need to be dealt with... and sooner rather than later, I'd bet.</span><br/><br/>She stepped tensely out of the cab as they arrived, paying the driver. Kyris wandered over to the routs that were leaving late that night, and waved Toshi over to help pick their next destination.<br/><br/>"This one will take us to the next major city to the North," she said, pointing at one of the destinations. It was a fairly long ride, but better than a cab. It left soon too, and there weren't too many people riding. All good things.<br/><br/>Regardless, Kyris frowned tensely, still deep in thought.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Can I really go up against M'lady? Can I really take her on? I'm... not strong-willed enough; part of me is still under her thumb.</span>Her gaze drifted to Toshi, and her thought changed,<span style="font-style: italic">I'm not alone, either, though... Maybe, if he was with me, I could be more confident against M'lady. And there's the question of this professor, who Toshi worked under before... He's in cooperation with M'lady-- we'll need to do something about the both of them.</span><br/><br/>Odd. The first time she'd considered going against M'lady's wishes, Kyris had been so conflicted she'd become physically ill. Now, although the thought frightened her quite a bit, she was not conflicted about it in the least.<br/><br/>"Strange," she whispered aloud, temporarily forgetting where she was.