The twin Tengu stared at each other, but try as they might, their souls remained stuck in the other one's body.
Sighing, Dubhán said, "Noboru, you're the one who instigated this entire mess. Can't you remember what you did prior to swapping?"
"I already told you," he retorted, resting Sayuri's mechanical hand against her hip. "and somehow, it's not working."
"Well, everybody has different things to do," Alric interjected. He looked at the three. "This is quite the conundrum. Noboru should remain in confinement, however, he is not in his body. What happens if they return to…?"
"I… I don't mind staying in confinement if that is required of Noboru's body," Sayuri sheepishly said.
"I'm staying where she's staying." Dubhán pointed at Noboru's body.
"Absolutely out of the question!" Sayuri's face turned pale. "You are going to continue to defile me!"
