Tsume smiled, standing. "Sounds like a plan. Field thirteen, then?" She watched Kuromaru rise slowly, licking remnants of food off his chops. "Think you can make it that far, pup?" she said, directing the words this time to her familiar.

Kuromaru glowered. "I can make it there and back. And there again. And back again."

Tsume snorted and turned to Hayate, opening her mouth to speak.

"And there again."

She closed her mouth and glanced at the canine. "Done?"

Kuromaru refused to meet her eye. "And back again," he mumbled.

"Right." She turned to Hayate. "We'll me you there. All set to be dazzled."