Rukia exchanged another glance with Yuri, then shrugged slightly before turning her attention back to... "Chocoboy." Something about this situation still felt strange to her, but the boy wasn't willing to talk, and he seemed like he didn't mean them any harm. So what could they do?

With a nudge of her knees she urged Yuki away from the others, spreading out their efforts until the chocobo primly raked at the ground with her long pearly talons. What they were expected to find, she didn't know, but the longer Yuki was allowed to behave naturally, the more intently she began to dig with determination and focus.