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Byakuren nodded along with what Ibara told her. "Hmm... You mean... she died?" As Ibara hid her face in her hands, Byakuren got up from her chair and walked to Ibara's side, putting her arms around her.

"It's okay, Ibara." She said in a soothing voice. "You didn't mean too argue with someone and fight with them, but you must accept what you have done, and try to make amends for it in some way." Byakuren knelt down next to Ibara, on her right. She released her from her hug and patted her knee. "Is this what you want to 'civilize' yourself about?" She asked, just to make sure.

((The last sentence sounds better in my head xD))

"Well," Byakuren began, "Perhaps we should find a way to make amends for what you did, what do you think?" She looked at Ibara and asked, "Where do you think would be a good place to start?"

"Well then," Byakuren said, standing up. "Lets find something that will help make amends for what you did. What do you say?" She held out her hand to help Ibara up from her seat.

Outside, behind the temple in the storehouse, a figure ran in and out of the storehouse in an instant, disappearing into the woods behind the house. Byakuren thought she heard something, but decided to act on it later.

Byakuren gave a nod and looked out the window to the woods. "Oh, it's just a theif of sorts, stealing from my storehouse every now and then. I do have enough food to feed the youkai, the humans, my crew and myself, but it is annoying that they do't ask first." She sighed. She then said, "Maybe our other friend in the temple would like to help with that..." She said, hinting at the man who had come earlier.

"Well, with that out of the way," She began, "Why don't we talk to someone that has a link to the former Hell of Blazing Fire?" She asked. "Maybe they can help out in some way. Hm?" That was the only real idea she had at the time. Satori was probably a reasonable person, so her pets should be too... right?

((I was putting it like she seemed unsure of if they were reasonable or not))

Byakuren gave a laugh. "Well then, lets go find out where she hangs out then. Lets check around the human village, hmm?" She slid open the door and walked down the hall. Once she arrived at the lounge door, she slid them open and looked around inside. "Hello? Are you still here?" She called out, wondering if the man that was there earlier was still there.

Byakuren shook her head, looking around the room a bit. "I don't think he's here anymore... pitty, I'll just have to talk to the person taking from my storage shed myself when I get back from helping you." she then looked to Ibara, "Unless you want to deal with them before we go to the marketplace to search for, I think that kasha called her, Okuu. What do you say," She asked, "Marketplace, or storage invader?"

((Edit: Oh, and I made a tektek of the theif: ))

Byakuren clapped her hands together and smiled. "Thank you so very much!! Hopefully it won't take too long, since we still want to catch Okuu before she's gone." Byakuren walked through the lounge area to a window which showed the graveyard behind the temple.

"The theif comes from somewhere behind the temple, takes food, adn then runs back towards the part of the forest she ran out of. Though, I have never caught her running through the graveyard ever..." Byakuren said, thinking. "So she probably has a sense of dignity. Well, I'd try to thetop left of the temple's forests, since that is usullay where I see her go. Also," She said, pulling out an air scroll from her dress. "Should I come and help, perhaps? Or can you do it on your own?"

Byakuren waved as Ibara ran out the door. "Good luck!" She said. She then noticed that Ibara had run out, without her boots. "Wait, you forgot your-" But she was already gone. Byakuren sighed, "I guess she won't need them..." She said.

In the forest, near Ibara's location, the theif began to run towards the storage house, slidding open the doors and grabbing an arm full of carrots before bolting out and running into the forest, still not knowing Ibara was nearby.

((Oh, sounds interesting. What is it you're planning, or is it a secret? Either way, I'd probably attend if I could 3nodding ))