Satira made her way out to the gardens and began watering the plants. Looking at the rows of flowers and other plants she sighed. She had better hurry and get this done. She would make a pretense of doing what Yoko had instructed, but by morning, she would be long gone. She was a cat after all, she wouldn't wake anyone. And now that she knew where the guards were located, avoiding them would be all too easy. She went to refill the watering can and resumed her job. Hopefully, the raiders would come back here to look for her. She had a feeling that was why there were tying to make a deal with Yoko in the first place. They had chased her here and were going to look for her here. And they had found her. But by the time they got Yoko's permission, she would be away, safe. She sighed. How she hated to run….she was ready to just go back home, and live her life. But, because of the raiders she didn't have a home anymore either. She smiled to herself. 'And I thought Yoko was a pain.'

Yoko walked back into the meeting room to find everyone discussing him and Satira.

"What!" he demanded as they all stared at him.

"You punished her didn't you?" Amira asked. Yoko ignored her question.

"YOKO! Answer me!" she demanded to know.

"Fine I did, so what? She disobeyed my orders!" Yoko said in defense.

"She was scared." Alianne pointed out in a soft voice. "You can't blame her for trying to get out of something like that."

"I wouldn't have let anything happen to her!" Yoko protested.

"We know that, but she doesn't." Hiei responded. Yoko sent a glare in his direction as he looked back at Alianne.

"Weren't you on garden duty tonight?" he asked. Alianne nodded.
"But Satira said she would finish it for me. I only had the back section left." Alianne answered hastily. Yoko immediately stood up.

"What!" Alianne stepped back a little, surprised.

"The back half, Satira is finishing for me." She repeated.

"Are you insane! You know what kind of plants are back there! She has no idea! She could hurt or worse!" Yoko yelled as she stormed out of the room to get her.

"I think he likes her." Kuroune said with a smirk.

"Duh." Hiei and Amira replied at the same time. They then turned and shot each other a glare. Kuroune shrugged.
"I'm going to bed. This day has been way too hectic for me."

"Me too." Amira said with a yawn.

"Think again." Hiei said from behind her. Amira turned to face him as he waved their note in front of her face again. "Remember our little wager?"

"Fine, what do you want me to do? Oh mighty Hiei." She added sarcastically. Hiei smirked.

"Glad you asked…follow me." He said as he set off down the hall, Amira following him with a scowl on her face.

Yoko ran out to the gardens and arrived there out of breath. He looked around, scanning for Satira.

He slowly began to walk down the rows of plants, checking to make sure she wasn't around. He reached the very back corner as his heart stopped. There she was, caught unconscious by the death tree. The tree had its vines wrapped around her body, the watering can she had been carrying was spilled off to the side. The death tree was about to eat her.

"No!" Yoko called out in command as he raced toward her. The tree took no knowledge of Yoko as it brought Satira closer to its jaws. Yoko took out his whip and lashed it at the tree. Yoko's whip cut the vine holding Satira as she was dropped unconscious to the ground. The tree, mad at losing its dinner started to attack Yoko as he fought against it. After a few minutes, Yoko had cowed the tree back into submission as the tree closed it mouth and returned to looking like a normal plant. Yoko sighed in relief and turned to Satira. He bent down next to her and checked her pulse. It was a little fast, but nothing dangerous, but the cut across her shoulder would be a problem. The death tree had apparently bitten her shoulder to knock her out and then had tried to eat all of her. Yoko gently slid his hands under her and picked her up bridal style. He then silently turned around and brought her back inside.