Kirk Thornton

Tsume: That was quite a stunt you pulled back there.

Kiba: I was protecting myself, that's all.

Tsume: You shouldn't be so quick to kill.

Kiba: What's wrong with killing?

Tsume: I don't know what mountain you came down from, but you're in the city now. There are rules here.

Kiba: Rules? Is running around with a pack of idiots one of the rules?

Tsume: I'm only usin' them.

Kiba: Your rules stink like this city! What's the point of living if it means throwing away your pride?

Tsume: You've got a big mouth for someone's that half-dead.

Cher Degre: [about Cheza] I've never seen this expression on her face before. Has the solution been altered?

Cher's Assistant: No, it's the same as always.

Other Scientist: Do you think she's awakened?

Cher Degre: According to the data left to us, the first thing Cheza showed a response to was blood, wasn't it?

Other Scientist: You mean wolf's blood?

Cher Degre: Yes. The smell of wolf's blood.

Cher's Assistant: But what evidence is there that -

Cher Degre: None. Many things exist that can't be explained merely due to a lack of evidence. Cheza herself is the crowning achievement of an alchemy that is unproven. The Flower Maiden and the wolves are being drawn to one another. Just like an ancient scholar's fairy tale.