"I didn't really<em>catch</em>him; he was trying to leave through the great, so he had nowhere to go!." she explained, and then went on to explain what had happened... minus the parts that would cause 'problems' for her in the future, and minus the part about Lynia's cousin trying to get her killed (now was not the time).<br/><br/>And then the explosions start up again.  Seems like the Anathema got to Shizune.  They didn't last too long, and by the time they all got there, Shizune was yelling at the healing demon.  Funny thing about demon pacts; they tended to follow it to the letter... to the exclusion of all else.  Once the meet-n-greet was done - and Shizune had stopped swearing again - it was time to discuss strategy.<br/><br/>"Yes, Lynia can keep up with him, but she's unarmed now." she stated, sighing a bit as she sat down next to Lynia "We all know how he fights; he's strong, fast, and with a<em>massive</em>amount of endurance.  Best thing we can do is corner him, force him to fight... and since he's trying to<em>leave</em>, we should be able to follow the pounding sounds.  He will be trying to break through a grate most likely..."