He could feel those behind him just looking at the small band of...Exiles? Renegades? A Band of Misfits? Mike didn't really know what to call the little three-man group, but those he had just left on the beach, the 'Original Group', probably weren't all that happy with them. Heck, why should they? Instead of sitting and thinking of a plan they, Mike, Rod, and Kuro, basically just said 'screw this we're doing this our way' and walked off. If things hadn't have been so confusing Mike would have been mad at himself for being so rude, but you had to do what you had to do and acting then and there seemed to be the correct option.
"I dunno about you but I am going with them." With a somewhat casual glance over his shoulder, Mike saw the kid with the spear, Link, leave the beach and walked towards the group. That was good; the more they had with them the better. While it didn't look like their small band really needed any extra man-power, Rod alone looked like he could take down a few armed foes without breaking a sweat and Kuro...well, Mike wouldn't put it past him if the man was a well skilled fighter, the small group did need more of a presence. A group of four wasn't going to look menacing compared to a full-scale army.
"You know, it's funny." began Rod with a bit of an unsettling chuckle, "We were sent here to stop a war, but we can't even make it off a beach without setting off huge conflicts. I feel sorry for the people we are supposed to help."
Mike made a small hum of approval at the man's comment as he repositioned the strap of the satchel that hung over his shoulder. Just as soon as he began to do this Rod stopped, making Mike nearly run into Kuro, only saving himself from the embarrassing act by mere inches between him and the katana-wielding Warrior. Bewildered he looked up, only to meet the fierce eyes of the group's 'leader' as he addressed them about how the group should run.
And what would happen if they disagreed with him.
Mike, not really sure how to take such an odd announcement, kept quiet and stared at his feet. He had the feeling Rod wasn't the type of guy to lie and would follow his words if the time came. If Rod was going to be the head of the group and call the shots then what did that mean for the rest of them? That they should blindly follow him?
"So far he's got some good intentions, but if he calls something that just ain't right..." Thought the man as he averted his eyes back to Rod just as one of the girls on the beach, Miharu or something, called out towards them, making Mike flinch slightly at her words. Yeah, she wasn't happy.
A few moments past before someone else spoke up, a girl, but this voice was much closer than Miharu's. Mike hadn't even noticed she had followed the them until she spoke and it had something to do about not fighting anymore, which made little sense to him since they were supposed to stop a war, and how could one stop a war without fighting? By telling each side to put down their weapons?
As Kuro spoke about warning Rod, Mike offhandedly wondered how they could even stop the war at all. As this odd thought continued Link spoke up, saying something about wanting to know names again and light. When Rod once again began to speak was when Mike's semi-distracting thought ended - leaving him feeling more confused than ever. Still, he had understood what everyone had been conversing about, even if he didn't had his full attention of them.
"Like I said, name's Michael, but just call me Mike, okay? And, uh.." he turned to the kid with the spear and the girl who was the last to join the group, a slight perplexed expression on his face. "You're Link, right? And...Julianna? I already know who those two are" - He said this with the smallest hint of a playful grin that threw off the confused look and replaced it with a much more kind expression - " but I want to make sure I get both of your names right."
