[ Well, he'll be in the dark until he summons his own KBCish sword persona. With Tsurumaru on his shoulder, it's a bit hard to sprint, but he does his best!! Look! your chicken statue is still where you left it. Hopefully, he can grab it as he speeds through since the shadow is still on their tail. ]

Shorter—we haven't formally met. Is it really the time for this?

[ Urgency? Hello? He's the cavalry for an escape, even if it's a little lame, there's little they can do when this awakened crane is cawing nonsensical things and hanging over someone's shoulder like a rag doll. ]

Can you do what you did before to slow it down?

[ The... uh. Tearing your heart stuff. ]