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He wasn’t one for pity and that wasn’t what he was about to offer her now. Instead Zero found himself just nodding as he watched the way Rebecca lowered her head as she looked away from him. The flinch hadn’t been missed either.

A slight hum was his response as one shoulder shrugged. “… what were you doing out there in the first place?” Rebecca wasn’t a hunter. Aside from being too young to qualify as one, she still was working on the skill necessary to even be able to be ranked as one. 

“Where you looking for something?” Zero didn’t want to risk leading Rebecca into any specific response, so his question was left at that.

“I got a signal from T-Tomoe. I asked Dad about it and he-”

She rubbed at her arm to give herself a bit of time to gather her thoughts.

“He told me I could look for her only if I used my signal if I needed backup. I logged the signal I got from her before I left. I-It should still be in the database.”

She was ready for the lecture, quite honestly. She had been stupid.