<strong>Location:</strong>Middle of Marukan, Forest Clearing and Lava Bath<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Everyone and anyone<br/><br/><strong>"If nothing else,"</strong>Willing Suicides rumbles, somewhat amused by the notion,<strong>"it would please my master to frustrate his enemies by ensuring their direct and immediate opposition continued to survive.  It would not please <em>his</em> masters, but sometimes sacrifices must be made."</strong><br/><br/>"I'm already in," Iori chimes from her position, raising a hand.<br/><br/>And from the periphery of the camp, the raksha shakes his head.  "This is where our paths must part for now, as warned before," he says regretfully.  "I will rejoin you when your task is accomplished or abandoned, should samsara decree your survival."<br/><br/>It is a moment before Miri just shakes her head.  "And just like that," she says, not entirely sure she believes what she's hearing but also very glad to have heard it, "we're either saved for another year or doomed entirely."<br/><br/>"Leftenant?" asks the banner-carrying veteran.<br/><br/>"Nothing."  Miri jerks a thumb at the boat to the side.  "If you're willing, we'll give you an escort to keep others off your back," she says, straightening.  "And if you're not in a hurry, we can detour to other places so you can take a breath and catch up with things.  What say you?"