"Actually," Ose mused. "There are 9 levels here." However, he was actually sounding a little board. Particularly, he glanced over at Hitaki for a moment and shrugged. "Teaching humans for 2000 years and sometimes I still don't understand why they do what they do." He muttered to himself.
He shook his head for a moment before taking a sip of tea. "Hmm! This really is good." He said in mild surprise.
Now you'd think it would be difficult for a leopard to drink tea and you'd be right. However, at some point when no one was looking Ose had seemed to totally change his form. Now he seemed to look exactly a tall man, blond and handsome looking, with a carefully trimmed beard. Even if his voice didn't give him away though he was wearing a fine suit completely covered in leopard pattern spots like his coat had been seconds before.
However, as Ose went to take another sip the sound of Kibeth, the Walker, sounded it's crashing gong like chime though the chamber. At the sound of the bell a crack formed along Ose's cup. He examined the hairline fracture for a moment before removing it with a wave of his hand. Off in the distance a bit of air moved for a moment, like a long held sigh.
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Galio and his new minion could also hear the chime of the bell, though much diminished. The lamp in particular seemed to shutter involuntarily for a moment. Though he quickly went back to cowering.
"Hey! Sure thing boss. Whatever you say."
With a moment of wiggling he then bent his stand a bit and hopped away for a bounce or two. It was now clear that the bottom of the stand was clearly shaped like a bare foot.
"Umm..." The lamp said again, this time nervous and apologetic. "Hey? So... which direction are these people?"