>"That sounds like the smart thing to do."
>Continue on
>"I'm glad that we agree. Now lets hope Sis actually gives us a chance."
>You and your party continue down through the cave, navigation is easier as paradoxically there is more light the deeper you get.
>The bottom is actually decently furnished, for a cave. The torches outline a clear path forward.
>You follow the path and reach an opening. A small cove that was most likely made with The Weasel's bare hands.
>As you look around the cove, it becomes obvious this is mainly a place for resting and not much else. The amenities you would find in a place like the Kappa Warehouse aren't found here. The only notable pieces are the Bed, with a wooden frame and some soft material imitating a mattress, a Table carved out of wood with a seemingly meticulous hand, and the Tsurugi made of stone positioned next to the Table.
>The main thing you focus on however is the bed and the two figures near it. Obviously Kaze's Sisters.
>You eavesdrop on a conversation between these siblings. The sickly Weasel sits in bed, clutching her chest. You figure the other one is the "Blade Wielder" Kaze mentioned, she stands with an expression fraught with worry, holding a bowl of some sort of liquid.
>"Okay, I made the ointment using your usual instructions. I'm not as good at this as you are, but this one should work for sure, right?!" The Blade Wielder's words are coated in desperation.
>"I-I think we should stop with the ointments. Maybe we should seek help outside the Forest?" The patient suggests.
>This touches a nerve, you guess, as The Blade Wielder throws a near tantrum.
>"Going outside the Forest is what caused this in the first place! Damn it, those Humans somehow found a way to inflict inhumane damage on a Youkai and they just happened to find you wandering around. Then the remorseless fiends did
this to you!"
>She can't contain her emotions through just her words, she starts pacing around the cove as if that will help even out her mood. "If that wasn't bad enough, the last time we went to rob that Florist she somehow had back-up strong enough to restrain another one of us. I can't lose her, I already have enough to worry about with your condition!"
>"I swear, when I find whoever took her I'll-" She pauses abruptly.
>She stares directly at you. Her eyes steer to Kaze, the sister taken from her, on your back.
>"H-hey Sis." Kaze says awkwardly.
>The Blade Wielder moves with impressive speed to the Stone Tsurugi. Her sisters beg her to wait but their words fall on deaf ears.
>At least you can act.
>_!