This is how a real Warrior fights!

@ranseiuniter​ fine i’ll switch up how this was going to go

What was he going to do with her?

"Pretty sure someone else was supposed to be running the stall,” he leaned against it, half an eye on the crowd. He tried not to when he joined her on the mainland. Tried. Old habits.

“I’m not that old!”

    “Oh, in town. My father was a warrior.” …Well, it wasn’t a lie. She wasn’t sure how she felt about admitting she was the Warlord–sure, only an idiot would decide they were enemies with that in mind in a situation like this, but knowing the way some people in Ransei seemed to act… Better safe than sorry. 

    “…Have you been to Aurora? Everyone from other kingdoms I’ve met sort of just assume it’s all one giant rice paddy.”  Most people didn’t really ask “where” in regards to Aurora, especially not those who had never visited. It was small enough that most assumed (fairly) that there wasn’t much beyond the town they called their capital.

“Not for a good many years,” Yuki shrugged. Somewhere between ten and twenty. If he knew his actual age he might be able to pin a proper time length. He’d certainly never been in the town. His childhood explorations kept him close to the border. “I mostly remember the rice paddies.” It’s offered as half apology, half joke.

    If not for the rickety chair, finding a balance this high up wouldn’t be too difficult, but–dear Arceus, would it kill them to invest in a chair that sat on all four legs properly? Nevertheless, Hiroko manages to work away at the grate; the screws aren’t exactly falling out, but they’re loose enough that she can twist them free with just her hands before pulling the grate down - carefully - to allow Ryou to hop in.

    “Alright, he’s up there. Now we just have to wait.”

“Okay, hold on.” Yuki lowered himself slowly, keeping his back straight as he crouched down as best he could. “I’m gonna let go on the left.” He released his grip, wary of sudden shifts in her balance. He grabbed the back of the chair and moved his leg back to solid ground.

    No kidding. If they had a ninja in tow this whole ordeal would be much easier. She sighs, leaning back herself and staring up at the ceiling. Evenly dotted tiles, over and over and over, except for in the corner where they were interrupted by–wait a second.

    “Actually, that gives me an idea…” She stands up abruptly, lifting Ryou with her and moving closer to the vent to study it. Then puts Ryou down, retrieves the chair she’d been sitting in, drags it over, and steps onto it. 

    “…Ah, dammit, I can’t reach.” The woes of being too damn short. “Could you help me get the grate off and get Ryou up there?”

He catches onto what she’s doing as she moves the chair. He joins her side and eyeballs the distance. The two of them would be able to reach the grate on their own, but to get the Eevee---Ryou---in there will require the chair. “Step down?” Yuki offers his hand to get her back to the floor and crouches halfway with one foot on each surface.

    “True…” Honestly? It was beginning to sound like the best option. The alternative was waiting here for more people who either wouldn’t listen or wouldn’t believe them if they did. “The only problem I’ve gathered is that we’re on an island, and not a very big one. I think if we book it, it’s only a matter of time before they find us again.” And she got the feeling that if they weren’t technically in trouble now, they sure would be if they broke out of here.

    “I don’t know much about boats, and–not to jump to conclusions, but if you’re from Terrera…” There wasn’t exactly an abundance of waterways to travel on. “We should probably think through a plan first. At the very least, how to get out of here without raising any alarms.”

“Yeah,” Yuki rolled his head back. The most swimming he had ever done was in the streams of Aurora as a small child. Not exactly training for a marathon of ocean swimming. No idea how boating worked, either. Why couldn’t they have landed somewhere with a desert?

“Like I said, we’ll have time to figure somethin’ out if this shit keeps up. Worse comes to worst we can always play dumb.” Didn’t suppose she could link with birds? Ugh, the Pokémon here were so small though. Were they even able to carry one person’s body weight? “Where’s a damn ninja when you need one?” Yuki muttered. Sasuke and Kunoichi wouldn’t let this happen to him.