"Oh, hello, miss Akane." He was a little surprised at the sudden rush, as well as the presence of Akane herself - why had she mentioned a wallet? Did they need to buy super expensive weapons in order to take this feline fiend down? That was silly - any foe would be taken down if you just worked hard enough, bronze weapons or not!

"Akane, this here's Namine. She'll be helpin' us out. Anyhow, I don't think it's too far off, but if either of you get tired before we find it, you can aboard ol' Drago here. Ya'll ready to set out?"