If dead men could die again, then this certainly would be the time to do so. For a moment it was quiet, but then as they were finding a new spot to camp out, Hikari decided to give a little speech. All Kuronotsurugi could do was stare straight ahead, a blank and slightly bored expression on his face, as she droned on and on about things like lying to her, and that it wouldn’t be a good idea, how apparently she thought he was worried that she saw something when she’d looked at him. She couldn’t even be further from the truth with that one. He wasn’t worried in the slightest, there was no need to be, and she could have just saved her breath and kept quiet.<br/><br/>The only thing during the stretch to the tree that he said in response was a simple retort, and there was no meaning, truly, behind it. “You say that you trust your allies, and yet you’re talking to me, saying you suspect me of hiding something. Of course I am. Everyone has secrets. You have secrets. I have secrets. Ones we don’t tell others. Those of which we hide deep within ourselves, not wanting people to see. Don’t accuse me of hiding things when you hide your own darkness. Don’t go on about saying how you hate liars, when you yourself, just told a lie. ‘I don’t use my abilities on my friends or allies...’ and yet you just admitted that you saw something...As for me worrying...well, you’re wrong. I think you’ll find that you’re not the only one with a strong mind around here.” They’d arrived, and right before she left, he looks to her, a stone cold seriousness seen in his gaze. “Just remember. Not all those who smile at you are your friends.”<br/><br/>With that, she tells him that she was going to get something to eat, and he was fine with that. It wasn’t like he needed to know where she was going, just like before. However, as he sat down on a branch, staring out in the distance, he wondered. What other secrets was she, herself, hiding. Not that it mattered all that much if he found out, as he’d be gone before it had anything to do with him. She was strong, yes. But he was stronger. And he knew it, but it was obvious that she’d yet to find this little fact out for herself. He was feared for a reason. It might look as if he was on a loose enough leash, but that was far from the case. But that was about to change, and much quicker than he’d ever imagined it to be.<br/><br/>Sen was taken aback when Arashi told her that it was okay, and continued to carry her back to the hideout. Her cheeks almost matched the color of her hair when they arrived, and as he sat her down on a couch. Folding her hands in her lap, she was so embarrassed that she couldn’t look up at him when he spoke to her, asking what had happened last night, why he’d found her way out by that tree, and why she was unconscious when he’d found her there. She bites her lip, glances up for a second over at him, but then drops her gaze to her hands, before answering.<br/><br/>“I got scared, there was some weird noise that I’d heard...and I ran. I know it was stupid, but...I hate being left out alone. I’d stopped to take a breath but then something else was there so I ran again. I didn’t really pay attention to where I was going...So I ended up tripping and hitting my head, and passed out...” It was rather pathetic, no doubt, that an A Class Ranked missing ninja like herself would get spooked by shadows in the night, but that’s just who Sen was. And there wouldn’t be a mark on her forehead from the bump as she had rather fast healing capabilities, so it was rather believable. “I’m sorry that you had to look for me...It won’t happen again.”