[Every now at then, it came to her mind how glad she was that Hijikata had gotten used to- and accepted- her real self. After posing as 'Junko' around him for so long, part of her wondered if he'd be disappointed in what she was really like. Or if he'd dislike her.

...She didn't have to worry about that, though.

Still, as he brought up the point of magic, her expression turned more thoughtful.]

Yeah... Fenrir's probably still back in Avalon. [And as he predicted, she did miss her familiar a great deal.]

Maybe using magic before will make us better equipped to handle this. I don't know. But no, I was in a forest, falling leaves everywhere.