"It doesn't mean anything to me." Wolfe shrugged, "But I dislike people who make a big deal about being 'better.'" he explained, "Because in a real fight situations, being 'better' in a dual situation doesn't mean shit anyway. And being cocky in a fight means death. I fight to work out and hone my skills, not to rate myself against my opponent." he paused, looking Blaze up and down, "I don't mind fighting you but never mention this topic again. Rate me all you want but keep it in your own head." and with that speech done, it looked like he was done talking.

Frei was chuckling again.

Blaze looked confused, but she picked up on the hint and quietly left after a moment.

Laurel almost ran into Blaze as she sprinted past, "Oh, sorry!" she apologized before starting to run off.

Blaze blinked, but let Laurel run on her way uninterrupted. In the mean time, she went to take a shower.

Eventually James called a group meeting. The neonates, James and Laurel showed and waited for the others to arrive. Meanwhile, James attempted to call Nic and Raven on different lines.

Raven picked up, but Nic didn't.

Once everyone gathered, James began. "As you all know by now, Laurel's father has showed signs of waking and Yue's friend is kind enough to get him safely out of the country. Laurel has expressed a desire to be with him with he wakes so I'm sending her on ahead to Sweden. Pepper will drop her off and then return." he stated to the crowd and Laurel nodded. Pepper let out of grumble but didn't interrupt.

Raven blinked a little, wondering why James had called him for this.

"She should be safe, but she'll call us every night just to be sure. If she doesn't call, I'm sending someone to check on her." he stated before he glanced at the screen with Raven on it, "We can't get ahold of Nic. When he returns please fill him in." he stated. Laurel glanced at Raven and smiled a bit, she hadn't seen in what felt like forever.

Raven nodded a little and gave a small smile. "I'm not sure when that will be," he replied. "He left earlier this week, and when I asked when he'd get back all he said was 'in awhile.' Whatever that means."

James sighed, "Sounds like him." he glanced at Laurel. "She should be fine though, just wanted to keep you all in the loop." he told Raven.

Raven nodded briefly.

So the call ended and James let out a sigh, "I mean it, Laurel. Call every night." Laurel nodded silently.

And so the rest of the day proceeded more or less the same as Laurel prepared to go ahead to see her father.

"I'm surprised he's letting her go," Blaze noted to Kale during their typical meal.

Kale shrugged, "It was a long conversation." he stated, "Basically, Laurel would have kept attempting to sneak out and go on her own until he let her go. He couldn't just lock her up so the safest thing was just to send her with Pepper and have her check in." he explained, "Plus it won't be long until we're in Sweden too. Though... I don't know how long he's planning on letting her stay there." he admitted before taking another bit of his cupcake.

"Hmm..." Blaze mused, remaining quiet for awhile. Then she changed the subject. "... I'm not sure I'll become friends with Wolfe," she explained.