Atop the Tree Network, Pannis stood still with his eyes closed, arms folded across his chest, allowing the breeze from the tree tops to tousle his blonde hair. As the prey was cornered and the hunters gathered, Panni's face grew stern and the energy fluctuations around his body evened out.
"Everyone, be prepared." Pannis muttered with his eyes still shut, using the absence of his sight to enhance his auditory and energy perception. "I fear trouble is coming. Are you ready to fight beside me?"
"Of course." The girls replied chuckling joyfully. Catherine, tapping on her scale armor in knightly battle etiquette responded with a smile, "We've been ready for a while now and prepared to fight with you regardless if it's against great or small enemies, in life or death situations."
"Thank you." The emotion on Pannis' face changed, finally settling on a complex smile. He nodded, "If so, then let's fight together for the first time in a true sense."
