"Not so far," Kenshin said, trying to escape from Sanosuke's grasp. He was used to his friend "affectionately" hitting him, and he could've ducked it if he wanted to, but that didn't mean he wanted to risk a second punch. "Just a couple of hallways away. Maybe we should leave a note for him--tell him to wait here--and then grab him on the way over to Adel's room?"