Through the darkened caverns that the group had been in for nearly the entire day, Shinto walked on the rocky steep ground as he stopped at his steps. In the next moment, his eyes glanced around the area whilst speaking out in a hushed tone.
"You can come out now," Shinto stated. "My group's preparing themselves for tomorrow, so till then we have time to talk before time's up."
"..." In reply to Shinto was silence. However, the silence soon stopped as, from the shadows, a figure of a woman dressed in black attire appeared. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience that I've caused you earlier..."
"Huh?" Shinto raised his brow at the sight of the woman in front of him. "...you are?"
"Ah, I have yet introduced myself yet," the woman muttered out as she soon coughed slightly. "Ahem... I am the Shadow of the Serpent, Kiara of the Shade's Race. Or, you may better know me as 'Cobra of the Empress's Sting'."
