"Helping!?" Denum burst. "Helping!?"

"He took a message poorly...you know he wouldn't have...he's sick." Adam said as calmly as he could. "And we're going to find him."

"Where is, he's not here!?" Denum looked alarmed.

"Domino took him, he..." Shotaro frowned, looking at Adam. "Denum... Chess... Chess was..."

"Was he the one that made Kayen do this!?" Denum demanded.

"Denum...Chess...he's dead." Adam said.

Denum stopped dead and blinked.

"...He's dead?" Denum repeated lifelessly.

"He and Kayen... they were fighting," Shotaro breathed, slowly. "He was pinning Kayen down and Kayen was fighting him... and then one of the Silvers... well..."

He swallowed and continued, skipping the details,

"Domino killed the Silver and took Kayen," He explained. "They went into the forest..."

"Domino..." Denum's eyes widened. "We gotta find them...there out there and Domino's brother is dead and Kayen killed people!"

Shotaro looked up at Adam in alarm. "Domino isn't going to hurt Kayen!"

"Domino...I don't think he would, he's not...like..." Adam frowned.

"...We have to find them!" Denum took Shotaro's shirt. "Don't you understand!? They're sick!"

"We'll find them," Shotaro assured. "But right now we need to worry about you and LiSen. If his leg is still hurting after being treated, it might be broken..."

"I will find them." Adam nodded. "You're staying here with your stepfather and boyfriend."

"What-!?" Shotaro cried, but quickly fell silent as Neko came back in.

"I think the other boy has to stay down for a bit." Ryou commented as he came back in with Neko. "Neko can treat his leg."

"Are you going after Kayen?" Neko asked gently - trying to not upset Denum any more then he already was.

"I am." Adamanti nodded before getting up. "I'm leaving my son here."

"I wanna go with you." Denum protested.

"Think of LiSen for a minute." Adam said firmly.

Denum fell silent.

Neko was silent for a moment, before he sighed and looked at Ryou. "And you're going too, right?"

"You think he could navigate the woods without getting killed?" Ryou snorted.

Adam frowned at the little fellow before shaking his head and moving towards the door.

"Just keep dinner warm for us." Ryou told Neko.

Neko gave a huff in reply and turned away - frowning only after the two had left through the doors.

"...LiSens' ankle is sprained," He told Denum. "I put some ice on it for swelling. Silvers don't really understand human anatomy, so they didn't know that they should do that. He'll be fine, but he needs to stay off of his feet for a few days."