[ ... You were most definitely one of the more paranoid people she's met. How many of the gods did you consider potential enemies instead of friends? Or allies as you don't seem to do the friend thing. ]

We're not even sure if this is a situation where there is an enemy.

[ She's not ruling it out, though. In fact- ]

If there is one, we could lose their trail or any evidence if we spend any time collecting the spirits ourselves. Yet it's not like we can leave them on the streets like this... I don't suppose you have contacts that you can reach for that sort of thing?

[ It was probably easier to take her seriously if Botan wasn't so naturally perky. ]