Rina made her bow which was her agreement to do all that was asked of her. She saw no need to put a voice to her acceptance - it was, after all, the reason all of them had been summoned. She walked to the barracks parting ways with the men. She hoped that she and Chiyu would be together. She so wanted to speak with her friend - she did not wish to invade her privacy but the pain that had reflected from Chiyu's eyes made Rina want to comfort the girl. At that very moment when Rina was so lost in thought, Maiko-chi decided to jump up on her arm and then onto her shoulder with his hands over her eyes. She began to laugh:<br/><br/>"Maiko-chi! Stop that! I cannot see! "<br/><br/>As if he understood, the animal removed his hands but did not remove himself from her shoulder.<br/><br/>"Well..that is better!" She walked into the barracks and found an empty bed. She laid her kit on the bed and opened it pulling out a long purple cord- it was Maiko's leash and it did not bother him to be restrained..well..most of the time it did not bother him! She clipped the cord to his neck collar..<br/><br/>"There..I must leave you here and join the others. I will be back later with food."<br/><br/>She turned to walk out and smiled as Maiko's chattering remained.