Ash was silent, and sighed.

"Fair point." he said.

"When Vanessa kept killing Lindsay over and over again to test his regeneration and get him used to it, she had no idea how strong she was making me." he muttered.

"Then again, the Fyrane power transferrence was meant to be a one-time deal." he then said.

"Lindsay broke that mold, and it ended up being her downfall... or... well, a factor towards it, anyway..." he continued.

"Regardless." he mumbled.

"I guess you're saying this seems to rest on ME right now."

"....huh. I see." Ash replied.

"Okay then, seek out Emi." he said.

"Any ideas as to where she would be?" he asked.

"And any suggestions on how to act?" he asked further.

"Things I should say, avoid saying, that sort of thing."

Ash just shrugged.

"I've been treated worse." he said.

"But okay then. Got it." he told her.

He then looked around once more, and cracked his knuckles.

"Guess I need to head out into... THAT..." he muttered, referring to the outside world.

"See if I can't find some semblance of civilization."

Ash looked at the coordinates, and nodded.

"All right." he replied.

"Ah... hm." he then mumbled.

"How should I get there?" he asked.

"I mean, is teleporting there a bad idea? I assume it is..." he said. "If those creatures out there can track usage of mana, anyway..." he added.

"I'd rather not lead them right towards the mage cluster."

Ash's eyes widened when he saw the pouch, and heard it contained sand.

"...s...sand?" he asked.

"Order sand..." he mumbled.

"That... also looks like Leo's pouch." he then commented, accepting the small container.

"...is it?" he asked her.

"Or is this just a coincidence?"

Ash's eyed widened when he heard that.

".........what." he said blankly.

"Holy hell, this future is bleak and scary." he commented. "...to... massively understate it..." he then added, shaking his head a little.

"Regardless, all right." he said.

"I'll use a little to get to these coordinates." he told her.

"I get the feeling I should leave the rest here with you. Just in case."

".......that sounds like Emelie, all right." Ash said, taking a small amount of sand out of the pouch. He then closed it, and lightly tossed it back at her.

"I'll find you again." he told her as she caught it.

"I refuse to let this be the only time we meet in this world." he said.

"And I WILL find you." he assured her.

"I'm a top-notch hunter, after all!" he added with a smile and a chuckle... which she hadn't seen or heard in so long...

".............oh, yeah!" Ash exclaimed.

"Huh. So it is." he said.

"I never did focus on them, no." he confirmed.

"I was co-owner, after all." he reminded her. "My mana just had a natural pull to it." he added with a small shrug.

"Regardless, thanks." he said.

"I shall see you later."

".....right. Duly noted." Ash replied.

"Sylphjay. Blue and pink. Messengers." he repeated, truncating it.

"I'll remember that." he told her.

".....Vic, there's a lot more I want to say, but I get the feeling that lingering here might not be the best idea as well." he then said further. "So I'll just go. But we need to catch up later." he went on.

"Catch ya later." he said again.

With that, he concentrated on the coordinates of the guild... the location of what he had been used to, and threw the sand to the ground, the mana within causing it to swirl around him. He watched as his vision became obscured by what seemed to be a large sandstorm, and when it died down, he saw the guild before him.

Looking run down and ancient, but still standing firm and proud.

"...heh." he chuckled. "Back when they knew how to build things to last." he commented to himself, before making his way to the front door and pausing for a moment.

He then sighed deeply, and knocked loudly.

Ash was silent as he heard what the woman ordered him to say.

It completely contradicted what he had been told by Vic. She had said specifically NOT to mention her name, or Lindsay's name. But she had also said that the one known as Emi knew her...

He narrowed his eyes, and took a small breath. He was assuming that this was Emi, so he'd take a chance here, and tell her what she wanted to know.

"Lindsay Edward Fyrane. Brother. Victoria Eden Remmington. Sister. Alice Danielle Remmington. Sister." he told her, listing off his three siblings.

"And only Alice had a nickname. Alley Cat." he added.

"Also how do you know me?" he then asked her.

"I've never seen YOU before."