Kanji was a very, very scary human. Zed caught himself flinching again - he was used to being shouted at, of course, but not like this. It had been a very long day, and if the sun was anything to go by, it was only morning so far.

"...you say as much with such conviction that I am moved to believe you!" In part because, well, Kanji had helped him look. And in part to avoid a fight. "But you must admit, in a situation such as this, even a star like myself would be moved to accuse others unjustly. With the true culprit hidden away like a coward, we have only each other to turn on! Fiendishly clever, fitting for such a fiend!"

Zed paused to take a look around the area surrounding the spring. It was the first time he'd done so. It was a very nice place, all things considered - very pretty, which was strange. And he thought he saw a path, leading away.

"But now that we are united, we should turn our attentions to the matters at hand!"