Cyril's mind was fixated on the upcoming hunt, whatever it was that he was to hunt wasn't of much concern to him. It was more that this was the first hunt of the semester, one that would set a precedent for the rest of the year. Not to mention that he hadn't hunted in nearly three weeks thanks to his little trip back home. Every daemon bound to Thane's tome added to his arsenal and he would need a truly massive force if he were to ever encounter an S class. Cyril was brought back down to Earth when a clawed hand clamped down onto his shoulder, the ashen hand belonging to Set. "Níl duine i ndiaidh dúinn," Set spoke in almost a whisper, drawing a long sigh from Cyril. "Your lose lips will be the death of us," Cyril sighed, looking back over his shoulder. By now they had made a decent distance from the main school buildings, though there were still plenty of places for someone to hide.
Cyril could only assume that his followed spoke either English or Swedish and after waiting a few moments, he decided to just call out to his stalker, "If you're going to follow me, pick up the pace. Om du ska följa mig, plocka upp takten." Cyril wasted no more time, continuing North, toward the forest that bordered the academy. "Thane, had you released the demon from earlier yet?" Cyril spoke quickly, Thane answering with a shake of his head, "Good, how many competitors do we have?" Thane looked toward the sky momentarily, the whirling ethereal vortex that filled its hood staring up into the sky, "Ramdenime shenishvna." "Then tell me who I should worry about," Cyril answered with a hint of impatience, not bothering to humor Thane by responding in the appropriate language. Cyril hated Georgian almost as much as he hated Hungarian. The words sat in his mouth like tar. Thane's gaze shifted to its master, "The girl with the harpy, the native from this country, the one that rides on horseback, the phoenix rider, and the oriental with a Dokkaebi."
"I see," Cyril muttered, quite familiar with several of the hunters. Thane's access to the libraries of hell allowed him unrestricted access to the histories of his competition's daemons and to many of their family lines. Cyril's largest concern was the Rosiere girl. Her family was exceptionally gifted with hunting daemons. Cyril knew his father competed with her's long ago and had no doubt that further generations competed with her family as well. This generation would be no different. Cyril's pace slowed once he reached the forest, checking the skies to ensure they weren't being followed by any other hunters and stepped under the canopy of trees. He would prepare here and then make his way deeper into the wood to find this daemon, hopefully before it found him.
Cyril took a knee, going through his usual ritual to prepare himself. His head dropped and he dug out the two wooden rosaries from his pockets, bringing them to his lips as he prayed, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." He breathed slowly, wrapping the rosaries around his hands tightly, the small wooden crosses pressed against the back of his hands, held tightly by the beads that he had woven between his fingers. When he stood, he began to dig through his jacket, removing a small flask of water and a sealed glass jar of white salt. He was rather unprepared for today, most of his gear within his room, so what little water and salt he had would have to make do. The water had been blessed earlier that morning by Cyril's own two lips, as had the salt, both of which were corrosive to the flesh of daemons unbound to him. Before he would make his way deeper into the wood though, he would wait for the girl from earlier. If she were to attempt to hunt with him, he'd have to ensure that she was more of an asset than a liability.