Gilbert stayed at the end of the hall. His eyes were downcast and troubled. Natalia turned to gaze at him evenly, wondering what he knew. Gilbert sighed. "I don't know the details. I know that you have a plan as to where to go, but if you have a chance along the way to meet with someone, he'll tell you it all."

Lili splashed water against her face as she listened. She rubbed her cheeks with the white towel and flicked the lights off. "Who is it?"

"It's an old friend of Vash's. They were friends ever since I can remember and probably even further back."

"Is he on the way to where we need to go?" Natalia asked vaguely.

"Yes. How about you'll make a pit stop there? He'll take you in and lead you on the right track. I can arrange a ride if you want, but I can't pay for it. You know I can't be too connected with all this."

Natalia turned to Lili. "Is this what you want to do?"

"I don't even know where we're going to end up."

"Where do you want to end up?"

Lili's eyes closed and her lips parted, as if feeling the space around her for an answer. She swallowed. "I want to go to the mountains. I want to live there."

"Like we discussed, huh?" Natalia smiled. "That's it, then. And we'll pay for the travel there. I think we can walk a little ways." She added to Gilbert. Gilbert agreed.

The following day Natalia and Lili left.