Wolf's Rain, episodes 9-12

First, sorry for this taking a while. Life intervened for several of us it seems, but better late than never, eh?

So, in this case, four episodes instead of hte usual two (since it took two weeks to put this up). Bit more to discuss, I imagine.

In these four episodes, we've seen our little pack grow, both in the appearance of Blue, as well as the sort of friendships growing. What do you think of this, particularly how some of the pack (Tsume, chiefly) felt about Blue's appearance and how she is half-wolf? Further, of interest, at least to me, is how, in the Forest of Death, Kiba made note of how their pack wasn't like a normal one, with no real leader. But is this the case? A part of me thinks there is a leader in Kiba, maybe in Tsume as well, as they continue to butt heads, though perhaps not as often as they once did.

And then, there is Cheza. I personally have a hard time believing she's blind, but maybe she is blind in the way we humans see. She is, after all, created from that flower, so she isn't really human. Could it be that she "sees" in a way we cannot? Fodder for thought.

Darcia also clashed with the pack to take Cheza away. It was obvious that he could kill the foursome easily, yet it seemed that his lasers constantly hit just near the wolves, blasting them away, injuring them greatly, yet...not killing. Strange, no?

And finally, we have the introduction of another noble, Jaguara, whose troops invaded Darcia's sanctum, killed his love. What precisely are they after? Cheza? Weird...

Well, discuss away!