> "Yes. And here."
> Offer the candle back.
>You offer Ichirin the useless stub. "Oh, sure I'll throw that away," she says as she heads into the temple.
>She goes to do so, leaving Unzan to make minute adjustments on the statue. Judging from the dirt thrown up around it, it was knocked over.
>Ichirin returns after a moment, Rinnosuke following. He has changed clothes and has freshened himself up nicely; you could almost believe he was back to what you remembered him to be at a glance. He nods toward you and says, "Lead the way?"
>_