The rat girl an into me. I had low self esteem right then, and didn't want to trouble the head. Speak of the devil, he actually appeared in the door way.

"Oh, Zaphea! Could you grab our run away Natsumi and bring her back to us? The banquet has yet to start!" I didn't want to make trouble, so I grabbed the girls arm and pulled her back inside.

"Everybody, it seems the cat has a little rat in it's paws! I'm sure it's willing to let it go." The last part sounded half sarcastic. A test. I didn't know what to do.

"It would be unfair to beat her when she's week," I said, "So I'll wait for her to eat, and then battle after." The head smirked, and guestuered to a food laden table. The head took their place at the head of the table, and I was about to sit a distance away, but I was told the head wanted me to sit next to them. Was this some kind of cruel trick? If it was, I had no choice but to play into it.