Hanako thought for a moment. "Then I'll take the rear guard. Unless Emiko is dead set on scouting. In which case, take Aiyana with you-if you get hit with something and can't talk to us, he can tell me something is wrong and we can come running. Of course, it's much better to stick together, but if we're going to split up, I'd at least prefer you go with someone...or something...who can fight off an attacker."