Hokuto nodded, and took a few breaths. She wasn't sure what was worse, the smell in the area or the taste in her mouth. "We are. If you won't tell me to leave again, Momo-chan--good. I'm not going anywhere without you." It would have been nice if her voice wasn't so weak, but she would take what she could get.

Friends didn't abandon friends. Especially not in times like this.