"Just try."
“Hey, Master Cathal, nice to see you and Yukine again. I hope we aren’t late.”
“Not at all, Fintan. You are right on time.” Yukine looked at the two that had arrived, nodding as a greeting. Soon, Kenji and Lucca arrived as well, greeting Fintan with warmth. Things seemed to be going well so far. The only ones they were waiting on now were the girls. “I suppose I should just do a safety brief before we head to the airport.” Cathal pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Fintan. He figured he knew what was going on, but the paper held a more detailed description of what exactly was going to happen. “Excessive amount of hell hounds are loose in Jersey Devil territory. The Council wants us to take care of this little problem. I know you guys think this is stupid and that they should send a lesser guild. But we need to make sure to perfect our ability to work as a team. That’s why we are taking on a lesser task. Group one, Fintan and I, will be taking on the Northern section of the Pine Barrens. Group two, Lucca and Ambrosia, will take the Southern portion and group three, Kenji and Alice, will handle the middle section. If you have a problem with your pairing, please let me know now.”
As soon as Cathal finished his speech, Ami and her demon emerged, greeting their guild mates missing the emotion Cathal still wasn’t used too. At this point, Yukine started to hide behind Cathal. Sure Lucca’s demon was a woman, but it was just one. Now there were two more. Cathal didn’t move or even recognize his demon’s timid nature.
“Ambrosia, you are paired with Lucca. You will be tackling the Southern parts of the Pine Barrens.” Cathal turned back to the rest of the group. “Once Alice arrives, we can make our way to the airport. Here are your tickets and I assume you all have your passports on you. How you get to the airport, I don’t care, but I would love for us all to be on the same plane.” It was about then that Alice strolled up, inquiring about what time they were leaving. She was the one student he didn’t formally address. She was just not someone he felt he would like very well. He didn’t mind everyone else, but she just dirtied herself with the darkness that was human temptations. And she was only nineteen. “Alright, be at the airport in 30 minutes, the plane leaves in an hour.”