Aryn seemed ok as he greeted Taijo and Taijo nodded in response, but didn’t move from his current position. He was still breathing heavily and just needed some time to recover. His injuries didn’t really help the situation, but he wasn’t about to allow himself to knock out on the floor. He instead stood vigilant and listened. Shine seemed to respond to his panic and help him out by locking the door and assuring him the group was ok.<br/><br/>“Thank you,” Taijo responded as he smiled up at Shine. It was nice that no one was angry with him about what had happened, but Taijo wasn’t going to go so easy on himself about it. He would have to remain vigilant as ever from now on. He wanted to be there to help when he was needed and that would mean taking care not to loose himself in any intense situation.<br/><br/>Taking his time, he noticed the two newcomers in the room. They weren’t from the dorms or, if they were, he hadn’t met them before. Taijo simply sat back and listened to what was being said. Apparently, the male newcomer seemed to know what was going on with them. It was called “Discordia,” or at least that is what Miki and the new girl seemed to mention as they spoke. The mysterious young man seemed to know what it was and how to defend against it. However, Taijo already had his own theory on defending against it. He recalled how Kari had transformed and was able to actually damage the shadow monsters that attacked them.  However, the very memory sent a shiver down his spine.<br/><br/><em>Are we all going to have to become like that in order to defend ourselves?</em>He thought.<br/><br/>Honestly, the thought of becoming a twisted shadow monster didn’t thrill Taijo. He didn’t really want to be anything than he already was. He looked down in dismay and noticed that the writing on his arm had changed to read, “Pay attention, this is important, Taijo.” Taijo’s eyes widened and he looked over at the mysterious young man. One question he would definitely have to ask was what was going on with the ink on his arm.<br/>