Chapter 109

• At the first opportunity he got, Alex escaped to his bedroom with no one noticing. As soon as he entered his room, he made a slight smile at the little girl form of Shinatobe that was seated on the edge of his bed.
• He approached her and sat at her side. "So, here you are. I didn't hear you behind my ear for quite some time. Where were you?"
• "I left when you were talking with that Rabbit-kind because of the ships. I went to tell Olive that everything was ready, and to make sure Okami and Suijin finished their part. You saw them in the middle of that mess downstairs, right?"