"Kizaer, are you home?" Ciona's voice echoed from the street into Bandolen's house. The early afternoon had already arrived, and the trio of friends were still worried and wanted some news about the fourth member of the team.
"He's meditating in his room, you can come in, as long as you meet the minimum requirements." Bandolen's voice strangely echoed in each of their ears at the same time, even though no one had shouted the answer from inside the house.
"Minimum requirements?" Shen repeated, full of doubts. "Ciona, what are these minimum requirements?" He turned to Ciona in search of some kind of answer.
However, Joane and Shen were somewhat disconcerted to observe that Ciona's face had turned a bit pale. "Princess, are you okay?" Joane asked her friend, noticing the sudden change in the girl's face.