Shada jumps at Rose's request, embarrassment filling her face. "Wha - what do you mean? What about Keyru?!" Almost instantly she attempts to cover up her surprise at the fellow woman's suggestion by following up her former words with, "Is there, uh, something wrong with him?"

OOC: You and your ninja skills . . .

Pyre sees Miax giving out the capes, and takes one, placing it over his other cape. He could be stealthy if he wanted to be, and the cloak would only aid him. He retakes his seat. Why go through all this secrecy. The hylian looked over at Alpha, and found him lost in though. Pyre watched him for a second before turning his attention back to Miax, awaiting the "debriefing". Wonder what this talk about Labyrinthes is about... seems like there's a lot more to this place then I though...

Blank laughed inwardly at Shada's plight. A foolish man would poke fun at her obvious adoration of the silent Sheikah. Of course, Blank was unsure if that's what it truly was; love eluded him. Although the nomad was clumsy, and far from the wisest of men, he was always up for a little playful tease.

But if there was one thing he should have learned during the past two decades of his life, it would have been to pick his battle correctly. Inside, he knew that upsetting the young ranger would lead to the equivalent of death, however prolonged and painful. He didn't want to end up like Raven; not that the thief was exactly hated by her, but he had certainly felt her wrath on occasions before this. The Hylian recalled the events inside a certain base of a certain tribe of Sheikah.

And yet he ignored his instinct, walking right up beside the girl. As he draped the cape over his back and pulled the hood over his head, he wondered how odd he looked. He felt different while in the dark garments, enough so that he hoped he would never have to partake of them again, or of similar garb. "I think Rose is implying that you seem to have a thing for Alpha. A crush, if you will." Suddenly, he winced, and hoped that the nineteen words would not cause him verbal or physical abuse.

Shada's temper flares at Blank's words. Thankfully, the hood is still covering up her face so that the look of pure shock and embarrassment can't be seen by anyone. It might shield them from the death look that soon follows, but not her foot. She stomps it down right on the Nomad's left foot as she passes by him, hugging her cape around her slender form as she moves steadily ahead, away from everyone else.

Miax hears every word said, but unlike Blank, chooses not to say a word. But he does indeed grin.

A slight smile crossed Pyre's face at Shada's actions. Blank seemed to have gotten what he deserved, and without ignorance of his punishment. Of course Shada probably knew that, and that made it even more infuriating. The thought made the hylian smile even more.

Seeing the chance to replace his worn torn cape he quickly made his way towards Miax. The display between Rose, Shada and Blank providing entertainment along the way. He lightly shook his head at Blank's forthrightness as he took a cloak. He took off his own cloak, which he had taken from the Hakiem's base, and had taken a beating - much like he had - by the Kropbergs fire attacks, not to mention the tooth mark from the Scizorn.

He put on the new cloak and found it was lighter than his previous one. Maybe a finer weave? He did find it a little plain but he soon remedied that by taking some red thread and sewing a Shiekah eye symbol on the hood. So, when the hood was pulled over his head, they would only see a red eye looking out above a dark and shadowed face. Although after he had done it he wondered if it was a good idea to show off his sewing prowess in such a forum.

"Blank is right," Rose whispers to Shada, but is quick to add, "however, I don't wish to cause you embarrassment. I just want to talk to you about him woman to woman." In a louder voice, she said, "But we can worry about that later. I suppose we better focus on this informant now."

OOC: Ha ha, Blank had his foot stepped on. See why it pays to be a female character? XD

OOC: I feel I should mention to Red and Pabru . . . Shada and the group following Miax are in a different part of the base from Alpha and you two. They're heading towards the meeting room where Alpha is, but aren't there yet. So, technically, you two couldn't have gotten capes from Miax yet, nor could you have witnessed the exchange between Shada and Blank.

Just a heads up.

IC:
Shada just continues walking forward, visually refusing to acknowledge Rose's words. Inwardly, she just wishes that her fellow woman would just stop right there . . . there's really nothing to talk about. As much as she wishes it were otherwise, she can feel nothing special between herself and Keyru . . .

Miax clears his throat, snapping the Sheikah out of her sad reprieve. Opening the doorway which he stands against, the Hylian motions for the group following him to enter. Within already sit Alpha, Pyralin, and Raven. Miax hurriedly hands a cape to Pyre, and then to Raven, though he hesitates over whether or not the Sheikah will need another one. But the thief moves to accept it, so he hands it over.

Smiling to the now fully-assembled group, Miax gives them a quick salute. "I'll inform General Noval that you're all ready to go; he's probably already ready and waiting as well. Be back in a moment," he adds as he closes the door behind himself, leaving the adventurers to speak among themselves.

OOC: Just put it down to psychic ability.

IC: Raven couldn't stand the uneasy silence that now filled the room. All of them waiting and wondering about what was to come; but all of them just thinking to themselves. No talking or even mumuring, just silence. He wasn't much of one for talking but if there was one thing he couldn't stand it was uneasy silence.

'So, Alpha, what happened last night? You look like you've had little sleep and seem to be the one with the greatest unease about this... mission.'

Pyre watched as Miax left the room. His patience was starting to grow thin. Waiting. Its always waiting... He looks up at the two that had just entered the room, but then looked back at the floor. It didn't seem like the group would have to wait much longer, and there was nothing to say. He decided to just sit and listen until Miax returned.

(((OOC: sorry about that)))

Rose could see that Shada was ignoring her now. She whispered, "If you do want to talk about anything, come find me," and left it at that. She then sat near Alpha and listened to Raven's question. The human decided to wait for an answer.

OOC: As you wish, Raven.

IC:
Shada sighs and gives Rose a sympathetic look. "Thanks Rose . . . I'll think about it . . ." She moves in the opposite direction from the woman, though goddesses know she'd rather be taking a seat next to Keyru. But Raven's words reach her too, and a single glance is enough to confirm their truth: Alpha looks like he hasn't slept. He doesn't appear to be terribly tired or anything, but . . . more of a not-rested feeling seems to be exuded outward from him. So she moves to sit against the wall, still attempting to rub a bit of sleep out of her eyes.

Alpha glances over at Raven as he asks said question, giving him a small grin. Suddenly it seems that everyone in the room is listening for his answer, causing his grin to falter. He hates being the center of attention . . . and with all the talk about Wraith today, it's difficult for him to not wonder if they know . . . but, there's no way for them to know that. Even Noval hasn't figured it out.

"Thank you, Raven, but your concern is misplaced. I'm perfectly fine; I might not have slept today, unlike you all, but I've gone a full week without sleep before. Trust me, one day isn't going to hinder me hardly at all.

"Anyways, I'm not sure this is the path that should be taken . . ." he comments, answering the concern posed by his fellow Sheikah. "I might not have been there when this Wraith character attacked you all, but it sounds like you had a very difficult time with him. I think it would be better to avoid him, train, and wait until he comes after you again - if he even does. The more information you gather about a person like that, the more likely he will consider you a target that needs to be eliminated, before you figure out some truly dangerous knowledge over him.

"It's true that he may have a weakness, and that General Noval or his informant know what it is and intend to tell us before this night is done. But for someone as powerful as he is, there's a rather large chance that to utilize that weakness will require much time and preparation before it can be utilized against him. Enough time that he will know you know his Achilles' Heel, and will make a much greater effort to get rid of you completely."

And though he speaks quite seriously, his mind isn't really concentrating on the subject. In reality, his thoughts center around a different question, one he's been wrestling with for a full week, since they returned from Parapa: 'Wraith . . . who are you, really?'

Pyre listened to Alpha's short speech, and digested the arguement slowly. Yes it was true that it would take sometime to utilize any weakness that they may find, but the weakness would be good to know anyways. He looked at the sheikah quizically. "Are you suggesting that we don't meet the informant?" He didn't think that was the case, but he decided that it was better to make sure. The hylian couldn't completely throw aside Alpha's logic, but he didn't think that it was the best course to take.

Alpha turns to give Pyralin an intense stare. He didn't know the kid very well, and other than the Sheikah himself, this Hylian was the only one in the room that had not participated in the fight against Wraith. More than likely, he was putting himself in the most danger by joining this group . . . but, as the RER member had already stated, the Hakiems were already going to come after him regardless.

A trace of sorrow and regret enters his gaze, and he finally replies. "I'm only saying that we need to be careful. Sometimes killers come after a person for the sole reason that he 'knows too much.' This informant, whoever he is, and the information he chooses to give us will only make us seem more dangerous in the eyes of this assassin. Whether that is helpful or harmful in the long run cannot be seen before the scales tip in favor of one side or the other."

Pyre nodded slowly. He had figured that the group was playing a game of chance. The question was, what were they willing to wager. The hylian didn't want to have to put to much on the table, but it looked like he had been forced into it. It seemed that he now 'knew to much' and by associating with the group would be hunted by the Hakiems and Wraith. The only way that he could think of to stop this would be to turn the hunters into the hunted. Of course this is much harder than it sounded. I guess when Miax returns we'll have to make a desicion.