"We're with you." Lana took a grip similar to the one Renji had shown on her own candlestick, and took a tentative swing. "I'd like nothing better, I assure you. I'm just afraid that hasn't been possible, in my experience."

"The thing I saw looked like a lot of different animals patched together -- with some ugly claws." The fact that Ema had seen something similar didn't need to be brought up; if she could spare her having to talk about anything, she'd do so. "What's the best way to avoid those, if running is impractical?"

All they'd need to do would be to get to each other, if she could use the ring to move, but that hadn't worked very well last time, now had it? Though why Gant hadn't teleported himself alone, she would never know; pride, perhaps. It seemed more likely than altruism.