Irina drifted out of the cave like a celestial maiden, and appeared in front of another black cave in the blink of an eye. She stood before the opening of the cave and looked up at the vines climbing all over the rocky mountain face. Even though it was already deep into fall, and vines and leaves and were still lush and green, presenting quite a pleasant sight to behold.
A hunched elderly woman was huddled up inside the cave with a slightly panicked expression on her face.
"You should know why I'm here," Irina said in a calm voice as she descended before the cave.
"I do." Helena turned around to appraise Irina with a pair of eyes that were inky-black as the night sky, but also seemed to be twinkling with the exuberant light of stars. She also wore a calm expression as she looked back at Irina, and said, "However, I spared her life because you should be the one to do the honors. You can do with her as you please."
