Youko nodded again, agreeing entirely with the idea of seeing as much as they could tonight. "Even if going over it is too dangerous for now, we might want to try getting to the top of the wall, just to look around and see what we can of the lay of the land."

And on the matter of visibility, Youko had an idea. She held the flashlight up where Enki could see it clearly and asked, "Do you think you can carry this, while we go? It's a light--I don't know if you ever used one while you were in Hourai more recently--and if you carry it, that will leave both my hands free." Gods forbid she needed to fight barehanded, but if it came to that it would be a lot easier if she didn't have to worry about the flashlight, too.