The couple watched Lilu inquisitively. Joining Scyler, Dark opened his mouth to protest Lilu's mutilation of his palm, he left his mouth slightly ajar as he watched quietly in the background, occasionally wincing for Lilu's sake. When the incubus splattered blood on the walls, a tiny droplet fell into Dark's mouth, causing him to recoil and retch. Ryo rolled his eyes but returned his attention to Lilu, keenly watching the incubus execute his plans. He followed Scyler to the window, witnessing the planned destruction of the town hall, while Dark remained back, scratching at his tongue.<br/>"Shit," Ryo murmured. "We best get going then," he announced for the occupants of the room.<br/>Dark looked up in surprised as the explosion erupted. His mouth gaped open in awe, not learning his lesson from a few minutes ago. "Wait... Does this mean I don't need to scream?" Dark asked, pouting his lips as Ryo dragged him from the window and pushed him down the stairs. They opted to leave through the back exit, concluding that the front of the tavern would be a fiery inferno. There were still two on guard, armed with gardening tools, and wearing expressions of horror on their primitive faces. Dark shot one in the foot while Ryo disposed of the other and they carried on their pursuit away from the town.<br/>The couple ran as long as their lungs allowed; eventually when they were out of breath, they gazed back at the village -which was still in their sights- to see it completely engulfed in flames. Watching the flames, Dark could not help shed a tear; his mind immediately worrying about the children on the town. He wondered if there were any in the town hall at the time, or if any had been swallowed by the flames. All he could hope was that there was no suffering, as rested his hand over his scars. Reading his partner's mind, Ryo turned and spoke bluntly; "They were going to kill us, now is not the time for pity," still slightly breathless from the run.<br/>"Don't you think we've just enraged them even more? That the survivors might swear a personal vendetta against us?"<br/>"When did you pity the Wolfrum faction?"<br/>"I don't... I just empathize with those who have had their homes completely destroyed," Dark hissed and stomped away from the group to pace around, swearing in his native tongue loudly.<br/>Leaving Dark to cool off, Ryo turned to Scyler and Lilu. "Great job on the fire," he began. "We should probably leave and go south, if the Wolfrum follows us then they risk a territorial war. I doubt they can handle that right now." Ryo surveyed the area, they were not far from the woods in which he had traveled through to get here. It was only a precaution, so they had a safe place to hide out and rest while Lilu worked on the portal. He gave a short sigh, coming to terms that even after finding the spellcaster he had been searching for, for so long, the journey ahead was going to be just as troublesome.