A shuriken flew past Quin's face, causing her to blink. "Arya, is that you?"
A blue haired girl dropped from a nearby tree. "How did you know, Quin? Me and Accelgor were completely silent."
Quin smiled. "What other ninja do I know? Besides, I think your aim has gotten worse." She plucked the shuriken out of the tree next to her.
"I missed on purpose." Arya yanked the throwing star out of Quin's hand. "If I had been aiming for you you'd just be another corpse."
Quin just looked down. "So, what are you doing here? Chasing after some criminal bastard again?"
Arya shook her head. "And there you go with that rude mouth of yours again. Actually I'm here because I wanted to be." Accelgor appeared next to her. "After all, me and Flash wouldn't be good ninjas if we stayed in the village all day long."
Quin eyed the Accelgor carefully. "So, you were able to get your Shelmet to evolve. That's one goal down."
Arya softly pet Flash on the head, causing him to smile. "Somewhat. He makes a better ninja now, at least."
"True," Quin said, "yet what exactly is the problem with that, Arya?"
Arya seemed to blush. "He's a better ninja than me."
Quin put a hand on Arya's shoulder. "Don't worry, Arya, you will be big one day."
Arya's face eased a bit. "Thanks, Quin. How's your search going?"
"Not so good. Twenty false leads in a row." Quin's face seemed to darken, her grip on her bow tightening, "that makes mine and Espeon's search very frustrating."
"I see," Arya said, "well, if you need my help, you know where the village is."
"Stay out of trouble, Arya Sol!" Quin called after her as she left.