Separating from her liege, Lucca had time to think. The sword at her side felt heavy for the first time in a long time... Maybe she had been too hasty in judgment. Sure, she had every right to be concerned for Lady Elinor's safety. If anything were to happen to her... And in a place like this, even with all the rules set in places, with so many people around, people looking to harm Elinor... No, that was just Lucca's own anxiety talking. If anything, she had done the most harm of anyone that night by embarrassing her liege lady so.<br/><br/>She buried her face in her hands, shaking her head in frustration, that she almost missed the rushing girl squad coming at her. Looking up just in time, Lucca's eyes widened before she looked to where the others were going. Loathe she was to leave her alone with the lions, but... But the only way for her and Elinor to regain their honour was to split up.<br/><br/>Trusting that Sekhmet's plan of exploring the basement would pay dividends, Lucca turned back to the stairs and rushed upwards. "Hey!" she called out to an imaginary student ahead of her. "Save some for the rest of us! There's plenty!" She could only hope that their plan to entice any stragglers to follow<em>her</em>instead of the others would pan out. Mashiro the Druid was the last link in that puzzle, sticking with Sekhmet and Elinor without drawing attention...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Figure Out</div><div class="spoiler_body">Lucca could tell she could trust Mashiro to mediate between Elinor and Sekhmet. After all, she could tell...<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>What are you feelings towards Sekhmet?</strong></li><li><strong>What do you hope to get out of Elinor?</strong></li></ul></div></div>