Seifer rose an eyebrow at the trick, equal parts curious and mildly anxious over the prospect of getting a knife he never saw coming in the back. Had to remind himself that they were working on the same team and there was no reason this stranger would have for killing him just because.

Right? Right. Yup, don't mind the overly paranoid military boy over here. He was watching the knife warily, and wished very much now that he'd put Diego at the front of the group instead of himself. Anne, he hoped, would act as a decent enough barrier between them.

"Cissie's been to the house for Nida's get togethers before, she was also one of the first people I met when I crawled out of the fountain here." He offered. They weren't close, but he knew her well enough to recognize her. "We're not gonna find her standing around talkin' about it. Let's move." Impatient now with too much standing around and talking he struck out, drawing his sword in preparation to deal with whoever they might face.