In the fading daylight, amidst the sounds of a crackling fire and the smell of dried persimmons, Xia Qingge stood leisurely in the branches of a tall tree, silently observing Cui Feng and her remaining guard. Circumventing the shadow guards' senses as she followed the group proved to be trivial; the only one she had to watch out for was the short one that seemed to be Ryker's sister, who had almost caught her when she'd gotten too close.
However, that was solved by simply keeping an ample distance away, and now that the rest of them had gone off in search of that Great Winged Tiger, Xia Qingge found herself with a perfect opportunity.
'Mother…'
After the disaster that was losing the entire Assassination Squad, her mother had put a halt to all activities pertaining to killing Ryker, instead focusing on the defense of the sect from the other Great Sects, and now a potential retaliation from Ryker, as well.
