[ he does envy Steph's optimism. The moment Hikage saw his ability, he knew this wasn't going to be peaceful at all - not that he'd suspected any less from the start.

A nod. ]

I'm going to hold off on using mine this week. For now, I think waiting is the wisest thing to do. Going out on Thursday night before we understand what the dangers are is too risky.

[ ... ]

And I'll talk to the "purple heart," I guess.