Tenkuu smiled when he told her to shut up. Shen was lucky the two of them were on very good terms or she would have hit him. When he suddenly took her by the arm and ran down the hall she was completely confused. "Shen, what are you doing?" She asked. What was his problem? She frowned as he acted as though nothing had happened. "Why are you dragging me around?" She asked. What had gotten into him? He was out of control.

When they got into the open air, out of the tower, was when Shen let her go and turned to look at her, but not before glancing at the tower. The open air had mostly dispersed the scent of the poison. "I had a theory that I would have rather not waited to be proven," he told her casually, then stole a glance around. He continued on, with no explanation "Any specific specialties you need for this group?"

"And what theory would that have been?" She asked. Tenkuu's eyes were narrow. Not towards Shen, but to the thought of his theory. She was curious. But apart from that she had to answer his question. "I'd be glad if we had Lightning Specialist," she said. "But we'd have to hire the Storm for that, or find Kinaga." She gave a sigh. She was the only known Lightning user. Born in the Lightning Village which had been destroyed, she had somewhat mastered it, but she preferred her water techniques over Lightning any day. It was easier to use and much easier to learn. "Find out if the Infamouse Five know Lightning Style jutsu."

Of course she had to ask. "The smell of her poison lingered, so I started wondering if it might have been a gas," he told her. "At first I figured she had no reason to do such a thing if she was asking about being employed, but then I wondered if someone else might have hired her." He paused. "I'll see if they know any lightning jutsu. And I'll find out about that poison as well." That last one didn't seem to be something he'd take no for an answer on. When Tenkuu had mentioned Kinaga, Shen had to hide a look of disgust. For that man's own sake, it would be better if they found a lightning specialist within their own village.

"Your nose comes in handy," she said with a nod as he stated he'd be finding out about the poison as well as checking out the lightning jutsu. "I'm hoping we won't need any Lightning jutsu. I don't think Micah will be able to rally his ninja for a second attack, but just in case he does, I want to be ready." Tenkuu was actually glad to be outside. "And let's hope that Ziade doesn't have any intentions on killing me while under the employment of the Stealth." Tenkuu made light of the joke. She was hoping that Shen's nose was just very sensitive and the poison was not a gas.

"Glad it's good for something," he said with a shrug. It would be even more sensitive as a wolf though. He nodded when she mentioned that she didn't think Micah would launch another attack. "I suggest putting up traps around the village," he said. "I know a couple ANBU who are particularly skilled in that area." He frowned when Tenkuu joked about Ziade killing her. He didn't find that funny. He turned his head and rubbed the back of his neck as to keep himself from saying anything he'd regret. "I'll get to work on those ANBU. In the meantime, you have an excuse to be out of the Tower now, at least," he told her nonchalantly.

Tenkuu gave Shen a little push. "Lighten up Shen," she told him when he turned his head. "Ziade is the least of my worries. Let's trust her until she gives us a reason not to." What Tenkuu wasn't saying was that she was going to have to meet with the Council about how her rule over the Stealth had led the village on a downward path. That was her biggest problems because she knew she'd be given a limited amount of time to fix things before they started looking for a replacement. Tenkuu liked being Kage, and she enjoyed the support of her people, but the job was complex. Maybe it wasn't for her. She almost shook her head, but remembered Shen was here. "Thank you Shen. I appreciate you taking on all this work."

Shen blinked and looked at Tenkuu when she gave him a light push. "The least of...?" He didn't like the idea of giving someone like Ziade the benefit of the doubt. It was risky. She seemed like the kind of person that needed that opportunity only once. Shen was just going to assume that her bigger worries had to do with getting the village back on it's feet. Assuming things was bad, he knew, but for now he didn't want to get involved. A year or so back, he would have been all over this. But he had Etsu to watch over now, otherwise he would have taken on ten times the amount of work he was taking on now. He wasn't complaining about Etsu though, he loved watching after her. "Just doin my job," he said with a small smile. After a moment, he took a deep breath, then let it out, giving a smirk. "Speaking of jobs, I gotta go see if my ANBU are doing theirs," he said, turning and giving a small wave. He was in a better mood now that he had a game plan. "Give a call if you need anything," he called over his shoulder.

Tenkuu nodded as he said he'd be going to check on the ANBU. "The last time I sent someone to get you, I was told you nearly bit their head off," she said with a smile. She then turned in the opposite direction and started towards the Main Gate. She wanted to speak with the guards there. Just because she had an excuse for being out the office didn't meant she was able to take a break. Her villagers were working and she'd be doing the same. Tenkuu was positive things would get back to normal, especially now that she'd talk to Shen about the more important things they needed to focus on.