Cold Yuichi reaches the Yuichi residence with his failing darkened sword still in hand. Marie supports Janet’s unconscious body, while Mare and Friken follow close behind.
Jaricho has locked every door and drawn the curtains. Pale spiritual residue clings to the roofline, trees, and street, marking surveillance points around the secured house.
Jaricho
Inside, now. Do not gather near the windows. Whatever followed you is mapping everyone who enters.
Maric, a small, slim-built human boy with pale skin, short dark hair, and a narrow, sharp-featured face in a charcoal jacket and dark jeans, waits at the hallway entrance, pale and rigid with worry. He looks past Cold Yuichi’s numb hand toward Janet, then at the unfamiliar figures crowding the foyer.
Maric
Is she alive? Dad, the lights outside keep flickering, and something has been standing across the street.
Marie
She is alive, but Lucien took the soul-marble from her. We need a safe channel before the Quiche identifies everyone sheltering her.
Jaricho shuts the inner door and unfolds a battered police radio, several handwritten names, and a ring of old metal keys across the table. Outside, unseen pressure brushes the walls.
“My swords disappear into me as I lay my hand on my father shoulder calming him as I tell marie to put janet in the guest bedroom good thing is the quinche dont know where we are and how to track us so we are safe”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled +0)
Cold Yuichi’s darkened sword and fractured ice sword dissolve into his body, leaving only numbness fading from his hand. He rests that hand on Jaricho’s shoulder.
Cold Yuichi
Dad, stay calm. The Quiche does not know where we are or how to track us. We are safe here.
Jaricho’s rigid posture eases beneath the touch. He looks toward the curtained windows, then back to Cold Yuichi, keeping his voice low.
Jaricho
If you are certain, I will trust you. No one leaves this house alone, and we keep the lights off near the street.
Cold Yuichi
Marie, put Janet in the guest bedroom.
Marie nods and carefully shifts Janet’s unconscious weight. Mare opens the hallway door while Friken watches the curtained windows, and together they carry Janet toward the guest room.
Marie
I will settle her there and check her breathing. For now, this house is hidden, and everyone who came back with you is inside.
Establish a safe channel to protect Yuichi’s family
Quest Complete
Protect Yuichi’s family and friends from the Quiche’s investigation
Skill Upgrade: Security Poor→Mediocre