Mission in the West.

Life_Bearing_Lord "Nimox obsess over that artefact since unmemorable time, convinced that it will gift them the power to obtain supremacy." But they saw what power it really gives.
"You have to work harder on this matter. Also learn new methods to oppose what comes from Hori's corruption. Don't, ever, think you can just seal these things for eternity." He is anxious about that matter, it's too much of his life purpose, getting rid of everything of Hori.
"Those runes worked as a way to be 'recognised' as allies. I can't create them." I can't even touch them - he thinks. "But those rings have to come from somewhere."
He remains deadly serious at her words. "I'm not yours." For the 'our'.

Disaster She realizes something far from reassuring. "There is a Nimox back in Shiinden. He has a fragment...
I saw. Not even weapons from our cloth could scratch it. What's exactly the difference with yours?
At most I'd seal what's left of them after killing." She moves her hands behind her back, still holding her katana.
"On a Qiu ring, near the power of artefacts of Hori. Why I'm not surprised?"
She lets out a chuckle at his serious attitude. "How are you not ours? Didn't we become a team? We could do more monster hunting together. What will be our next step? Where are we headed?"

Life_Bearing_Lord "I know." He could sense it, but still wanted to keep his cover and approach him more discreetly. "Take him to see what was of his kinsman, see if he will still want it."
He looks at his sword. "The blessings in it." Which show in the form of those blue runes.
"As long as they die for sure."
He looks at her, not showing a single emotion anymore, meaning he is being himself. XD "The same way as that ring could protect WonPil, it could protect the rest of you too, if you find who is able to engrave those runes." He can't make use of those rings himself.
"I don't work in team."
He speeds up towards the House of Snow Leopard. "To wash and change." XD

Disaster "I might do it. It can be taken out somehow? Without having to...open him? He'll want to get rid of it for sure."
She draws her sword and looks at the blade. There are shiny talismans on it she made to make it more resistent. "Do you think your blessings can empower other weapons too?"
WuNing not showing emotions trigger her even more to speak and tease him. "We'll have to see all of the ancient Qiu jewelry. It is too bad so many are dead, the young General might not know who crafted them.
Don't you think we have done well? I don't like you going all alone. I can be useful, plus I need to learn from you how to fight those beasts!" He won't get rid of her easily.
She smells her cloth. "Uh. Fragrant....you have a good point, WuNing. Let's go to wash first, then celebrate our victory with a drink! What about Emperor's Smile?"

Life_Bearing_Lord "It can be removed without such measures. It has to be destroyed, no matter what."
He keeps walking without even looking at her or her sword when she sheathes it. XD "They sure can."
He looks up. "There are good chances that the creator of those runes is either dead or wouldn't share them." He wouldn't even be so sure that the Qiu would be willing to share.
"Your performances are irrelevant to me. I work on my own." He isn't easily convinced either, but he can't really do much to prevent her from following him.
"I won't drink alcohol. If it's not against the rules here, it should become." He enters the House of Snow Leopard and heads to the bathroom right away.