"What was that?"

"What was what, mistress?"

"There Chong, to the west."

"What do you mean, Mistress" I see nothing to the west, save the lights of the city."

The puzzled expression of the sentinel remained, as the Mistress of ShinKa lifted herself from that rather comfy chair of hers to descend the riser, as she now faced the west properly.

"Hmm, forgive me Chong. While you are invaluable to me, I do forget at times that you are not sensitive to particular magicks, and signatures of energy."

The surprised expression turned into one of absolute shock, as Chong quickly bowed as lowly as he possibly could. "Mistress! There is NOTHING to forgive, ever! I serve you, always!"

Following the sentinel, the others of the Lotus that were in attendance did the exact same thing as Chong had done.

Before anything else transpired the Lady waved a hand aloft, "Rise all of you, there will be time for adoration later, when our business has been concluded here. Till then remain vigilant, as I am sensing a shift in the winds..."

The gathered went back to whatever tasks they had been set upon, leaving Myllyanna and Chong facing west, atop the building.

A shift in step now had the Lady facing the south west more so, as a brow lifted upon the face of Chong. "Mistress?"

"It seems Chong, that the game is afoot."

"Afoot, Mistress?"

"The snipe has decided upon another venue, and for a good reason it seems. Yes....a very good reason. I would have seen this sooner, as he not been pummeled as such by the Lady Ravenlock."

"Mistress?"

Pulling a small pouch thin air it seemed, the Lady quickly tugged at the small draw string. A soft heft of the pouch in hand, as Myllyanna then pulled her hand back and with a sweeping motion, let loose the sparkling dust that was held within the pouch as Chong watched on.

A small cloud of sparkled dust floated before the pair, as the Mistress of ShinKa spoke softly in a language Chong was completely unaware of.

Immediately, the dust reacted to the Lady's words as it began to swirl, and swirl, looking very much like a small tornado. This lasted for a few moments, as the Lady then spoke once more, causing the small end of the funnel to rise, and the opened end above to lower, giving the impression that the small 'tornado' was eating itself at both ends.

That was until the small end pierced the middle line, reaching for the sky once more, as the open end continued to descend. Another command, as the ends reversed again, and then once more and finally the funnel cloud burst with a loud crack.

Chong remained where he was still taken by surprise, as the dust slowly began to descend before them. The brow of the sentinel raised more so, as he began to notice something.

That the dust had begun to take shape of something. No, make that shapes of something.

"Mistress what are those....wait, those are" Buildings?"

A wave of hand, quickly cut the man off.

More and more, the dust had taken shapes of various size and volume. And with each moment more, it became ever more the clear, as Chong gasped aloud in recognition of what was now before he, and the Lady.

"That Chong, is where we will await and snipe, and his pursuers."

"Mistress that place!" But, there is activity all around there! Why would he pick that specific area" I don't doubt you, I promise! But this seems strange to me."

"Below the fountain in the center, what do you see my sentinel, hmm?"

Chong's eyes shifted, as the dust continued to take shape. As it stood, he could easily make out the market place, and its grand fountain in the center. The Urashima building, also known as 'Yotsuba's Cake Shoppe', and even the old Bon Bon, among other venues as well. Yet the dust continued, even below the market itself.

What it showed caused the man's eyes to widen, as he looked back to the Lady once more. "Mistress, is this now" Or what is to come?"

"That Chong my dear, I cannot say. If he unleashes it upon those gathered, or the public in general, or if he is stopped, it is not my place to say. But it will happen there, that is what the shifts have told me, and that is where we shall go. That is where we shall collect our payment, as well. So ready everyone to go, because as you already stated, that is a very active area currently."

Barking orders to the gathered, who quickly went to work, the sentinel turned to the Lady once more, "Will we intervene?"

"No we shall not, Chong."

"Mistress, may I ask why' We intervened in the valley, earlier."

"Because Chong, this is no longer an issue of chance and probabilities. This is as someone I once knew would say, 'The 3rd reel.' or something along that phrase."

Looking to the south west once more, the Mistress of ShinKa spoke once more.

"This is nothing less than, Hitsuzen."