Once they left the Starlight shelter, Ilya wanted them to accelerate their pace as she started to float ahead.
However, suddenly she heard a loud thump and only a moment later Shane shot past her, riding on a 50 meters long snake.
Shocked out of her wits, not only could she hardly maintain her humanoid form, but even the stationed guards were utterly dumbfounded.
They were about to unsheathe their weapon but after seeing that there was someone on top of the late-Awakened stage snake, that was not showing any signs of hostility, the guards calmed down.
Shane didn't like to be annoyed while he was on his way towards the Lesser Starlet Foxes habitat and using Umbra's aura was already enough to prevent most beasts from picking a fight.
Once they approached the dangerous areas, Umbra would have to enter the Hidden Paradise again, which was the best way to prevent any accidents from happening.
