"Shouldn't we stop and-" Nyoko was ready to request Blake to stop, but Haruki's hand on her shoulder stopped her. "No. We have to go as fast as we can." he explained her sternly. She frowned in concern. "I need to treat your arm." she reminded him.<br/>"You can do that later. I'm fine." he dismissed her, and brisked up to get ahead of her.<br/>She sighed.<span style="font-style: italic">Ruki, do you have to be so stubborn all the time?</span><br/><br/>Even when they finally saw the thin ribbon of smoke, twirling upwards from the silhouette of a town, neither of them spoke. It was far too clear to see what happened... It's not like either of them have seen it for the first time.<br/><br/>"We have to get in." Haruki remarked. "I know what to search for... If we can get into the town, I'm pretty sure there will be a big lead.<span style="font-style: italic">He</span>doesn't tend to return to one place twice, but bothering with cleaning up isn't his style, either. Both me and Nyoko have seen it before." His gaze darkened when he looked at the burned town, and a slight frown appeared on his face. Nyoko looked up at him. "I don't wanna go inside, but it's true that we should..." she nodded.