"Gaaah! Don't hurt Kanko!" Kanko screamed as he thrashed for a bit then hung limp from Kurama's grasp.

Kurama looked at the ferret in his hand.

"I wasn't going to hurt you. God, you have some serious problems there, demon."

Dou gave up on argueing with Kane, since he didn't understand demon mechanics enough.

Dou stopped just in time to hear the mage say her name. "Her name is Reala..." He thought outloud.

Zankuro sighed and turned to Reala.

"Well, most of the wannabes I know who set fire to things for a living tend to wear red..."

"Why should Kanko believe you, Slayer of Demons?" asked the ferret man pitifully. He then sneezed. "You carry the sword that killed Kanko's father!"

"Well, the hottest fires are blue... Or white... I forget which one, but blue and white are really hot. That's probably why she wears those colors."

Reala stopped twisting the lock of red hair, "Well, I'm not a wannabe. And it's not like I chose to become a fire mage... it just... happened, I guess."

She turned to Dou, "And thank you. You seem to be the only person who understands that."

Kurama was still arguing with the ferret demon.

"Hey, I didn't kill your dad. Somebody else did. I just have his sword. And trust me. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have already."

Roe, after catching her breath, straightened up to greet herself and her friend to Kurama. "I am Roe. This is Sham. Please to meet you.

"We were impressed by your abilities...we wish to join your group."

"What kind of mage did you want to be?" Dou asked. "I would think water..."