For most of the walk, Sam stood next to Hatsu and made small talk. Ayl remained quiet throughout, and as they neared the point where the two groups were to split, Ayl pulled Atma aside. She waited for Atma to walk back to Hatsu before skipping back to Ayl, axe still in hand. She flashed a smile up at him as she neared, and nodded. "Let's go," she said, walking down the center of the street, Ayl next to her.<br/><br/>Sam stopped, looking up at Ayl with a confused expression. "Shouldn't this place be swarming with demons?" she asked. The street was eerily quiet. Normally there'd be demons everywhere, in the sky, on the sides of buildings, swarming across the streets. "Where are they all?"