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Quietly, Tails sighed, but he tightened his hug. Before getting back, he'd forgotten that Tristen might have looked forward to being the big brother. "I like you the way you are," he said. "And I bet if you ask Blizz, he'll say the same."

"I still should show that I can take care of you, too. And Blizz. And Freth. And anyone else." He said. Someone is starting to sound a bit on the determined side.

"Heh, now that's the spirit," Tails said. "There's nothing wrong with getting a little stronger. Just don't lose yourself in the process."

He let go of Tristen and went back to the door. "So how about we go and smother Blizz and Freth? If they're not in their room anyway. With their door closed. And stuff."

Tails walked to the bedroom, tails curling. If not for Freth's being worried, he'd try to drag Tristen off to do something fun. Like mud. Or coax him to a volcano. It was long overdue. As it was, he'd stick around. Their being back and safe was also long overdue for Freth.

"Blizz, Freth, are you in there?" he asked.

Tails nodded and went inside. "Sorry we worried you so long, Freth. How's everything been here?"

"A bit on the crazy side. I was about to tell Blizzard about it before you two came in." She said. "I figure to be up front and tell you that Ein is no more..."

"You all took care of him?"

"Well I wasn't there for it. But I heard that the rest did him in...he's gone for good, for sure, this time." she said.

"I see."

"Well. We had this one guy that we had to deal with for a time. It took a bit of doing actually. He was real big and serious muscle on him. Too bad for him he didn't use his head any too much."

"You're talking about that Dakim guy?" I asked. "I had to deal with him too at least once before running out to go help Miles out."

"Yea, him." She said. "Apparently we ruined things so thouroughly for him, apparently Cipher called him back and demoted him." I said.

"Sucks to be him." I said.

"Yea, and what started it off. Blizzard, you should have been there. It was classic."

"What?"

"Doc interrogated one of his underlings..."

"Doc? Interrogate someone? What is this?"

"Well, for now we got someone else to deal with...don't really know who the hell it is though." Freth said. "I don't think. I may have missed the name...I do know its a female this time..."

"Huh."

"So a lot happened here then?" Tristen asked.

"Quite a bit."

"......." Tristen swayed back in forth, as if to debate something to himself, then stepped forward a bit. "Blizz? Freth?"

"What is it, Tristen?" I asked.

"Well. Uh." Suddenly. Cold feet.

"Tristen, if you got something to say, then say it." Freth spoke up.

He gave a deep sigh. He said he wanted to get stronger, but he knew he wasn't going anywhere by just beating around the bush, let alone freeze up whenever he needs to ask for something. "Can you help me?" Tristen asked.

"With what?"

"I." He then stopped himself, it was like he was fearing to overstep his bounds already, but then. Again. He remembered. "I want to be stronger." He spoke up.

Freth and I looked at each other for a moment, and I had to sit up a bit for this. "Now what brought THIS on?" I asked.

Tristen started to look like he was going to regret asking.

"No no no, don't worry Tristen. Though I have to admit, this was...well...surprising coming from you." Freth asked.