This took longer than I thought, and it's not even that long. Real life has kept be quite busy, and giving me quite a hard time lately. It wouldn't let me get to this story no matter how hard I tried. It's getting really difficult to keep updating when I want to.

...Not that it's gonna stop me, though.

It might not be too good, so I hope you won't hold that against me too much. Thisis what being away from it for so long can do to me.

Let's begin, anyway.

"Wait...what? Are you being serious right now?" Song asked in slight disbelief at what's being presented to her. After the entire camp managed to quiet itself down after the uproar about their croc oppressors getting kicked out, Su wished to talk to Song privately. They've discussed the past jobs she's been assigned on, and how much help she's been for them and that she was a very important part of their family.

Then Su said that it was probably time to let Song go.

"I know you know it too, Song. I've seen it in your eyes for a very long time now. You love all of us dearly, and the feeling is certainly neutral. Its also the exact reason why we're relieving you from having too much to do with us."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Song. These people found out that you were a thief that has stolen from people of all classes and ranks...but they came for you anyway. When they found out what was always giving you trouble, they sought to get rid of it quickly. And now they seem determined to stay put in this camp until they're sure that you'll be coming with them. They won't leave otherwise." Su explained all this while taking a couple moments to resd Song's face and try to see what she's thinking. She definitely saw that confusion was very present on her. "You've found yourself another group to travel with. A group that will give you many more beneficial experiences than we ever could."

Song stood up a bit. "More beneficial...?"

"You'll actually have more fun with them than you ever did us. I know you feel same way. It's as we've gone over a while ago. You smiled a lot more than usual while you were here. Even when you were gritting over how those crocs conned us more than we conned them...the thought of your new friends kept you from going into complete depression. Just...major annoyance."

"You could really tell that I was thinking like that?" Song asked, her head tilted to the side.

'I'm your mother, Song. Foster or not, mothers pretty much know just about everything."

'What? Pfft, no way. That's just a myth!"

"...Are you sure about that?" Su smirked at her.

Song raised a paw to try and argue...but she lowered it nervously while her ears lowered. She still thought the entire notion was childish, but since she wasn't that mature either...it was a bit difficult to come up with a straight answer. "I'm...I'm not...sure...I'm not...wait a minute!"

Su laughed, slapping her knee in amusement. "Hahahahaha! You're getting sharper, Song. Ether that or I'm becoming a bit too obvious."

"Don't pull that crap, Mom! You did that on purpose just to screw with me!"

Su laughed again, as she patted the top of the feline's cheerfully. "Sweetie...you gotta remember our occupation. Screwing with people is in our job description."

Song gasped, her ears and tail shooting up in shock. "Mom! That's dirty!"

Su grinned evilly. "Is it dirty because of the way I said it? Or...is it dirty because of how your mind interpreted it?" The classic script-flip. Song fell for it, and now she was blushing madly from being deceived so easily.

"T-That's not fair! You tricked me!"

"And do I feel guilty about something that small? Not even a little bit."

"MOM!"

"Ah yes, the embarrassed wails of the foster daughter...it's music to my ears."

"You did all of that on purpose..." Song pouted in annoyance.

"You can't pin it all on me, sweetie. You left yourself exposed. Rookie mistake."

"But I-"

"Shhhh..." Su placed a paw on Song's lips, shushing her as her daughter stared at her in disbelief. "Compared to me, you're still a roooookiiiieeee..." She snickered as she patted her head. "Love you."

Song folded her arms and pouted immaturely. "That just isn't fair. Thieves can't lie about loving their families. Now if I say something mean after you said that, I'll appear to be in the wrong, when it should be you!"

Su shrugged. "That's a tricky part of life, Song. It doesn't have to be fair, you just gotta try and live through it."

"Hmph."

"Oh hush. I'm the one who taught you that cute little pout of yours. It's not gonna work on me." Song just grumbled at this point. The chances of her coming on top during this interaction was as high as Mantis.

Yep.

That didn't mean she would give up without a worthy battle, though. She was just about to continue, when the sounds of a fist impacting skull, and skull impacting the ground, made itself known outside the tent. Su shook her head in amusement as Song slid the entrance of the tent open so she could see what happened. The only thing she saw was Monkey holding his head in pain as Tigress folded her arms.

"We're not over staying our welcome here, Monkey. Unlike yourself, we're actually focused on something more important than an all-female camp which is filled to the brim with female thieves."

"Exactly, Tigress! An all-female camp! Chances like this don't come around often and I intend to take the time to linger around a bit and...you know...mingle. These ladies are actually nice despite being thieves." Monkey looked upward. "They like to role play and stuff about romantic scenarios. There are very few guys in this camp, and they're only serving as guards. That doesn't seem to stop them though. They practice with each other. The possibilities...the many possibilities..." He seemed to be thinking about scenarios like these in detail. And he looked happy about it.

"...Pervert." Viper muttered under her breath. Ignoring that he was visibly hurt by this, Viper turned to Tigress. "So we managed to deal with what was bothering them. We'll be leaving soon, right?"

"Of course. We still have to catch up with Shifu and Fenghuang. As soon as possible will be the most preferable time. But first, I need to speak with Mei Ling."

"What is it?" The Golden Cat's ears picked up at her name being called. Tigress's stoic face faltered a bit due to the confusion.

"N-No...the other Mei Ling."

"What do you need to talk to her for?" Fung was lying on his back, one eye opened as his helmet was lying on his chest, and his tail lied limply ln the floor. "Well she has known Shifu for quite some time. You think she knows what's so big about that Mugu Mountain place?"

"I'm positive she knows. She wouldn't have nearly had a panic attack if she knew absolutely nothing about it." Tigress responded confidently. "And the mere notion that she had a panic attack because of that, means that something bad must happened on that mountain."

"Do you really believe that's why she's shaken up about this?"

"It's the only reason I can think of. The only way we can know for sure is to ask her, which I plan on doing." She shrugged. "Since she used to be Shifu's...er...lover...I think I can figure out a bit more about him and possibly Fenghuang. Maybe even more things he hasn't told me about the past. I know he has his reasons for keeping some things a secret...but my curioustiy is getting the best of me."

Fung chuckled. "Curiosity, huh? Don't you know that-"

"I've already taken that joke from Po. I'm not going to hear it from you too."

"Fair enough. I'll go with you. Po won't be joining us. He's...occupied at the moment."

(A couple moments ago)

"-And then we saw that our home was burned down and everyone who was in it was dead." Po said solemnly as he placed his hat on his chest. He was recalling the tragedy of his home being destroyed with the Ladies of the Shade, and each of them had the same reaction: Sympathy, sadness, and excessive crying. "Now me and my friends are wandering place to place, no clear destination. We just feel like we have to keep moving. For our own sakes."

"Awwww..." They all said at the same time.

"You poor, poor panda!"

"It must have been so painful for you to bury your villagers..."

"I can't imagine what I'd do if any of us were caught in a situation like that."

"You're a very strong panda, Po."

"Girls! This panda needs a comforting hug! Altogether now!" One of them sad as she hugged the large panda from behind. After that, many of the other snow leopards began group hugging Po, cooing at him and saying many comfortable words to him.

He was terribly confused. Especially since Mantis was glaring at him with a heated sense of jealousy.

"Damn it, Po. You can't go hogging all the women for yourself!"

"I'm hogging them? I thought they were just hugging me." Po blinked.

And once again, he's clueless. Oh Po...so much wasted potential...

(Return)

"Well...I suppose it shouldn't be too much of a bother to leave Po with them. We already confirmed that they're not going to be openly hostile. Now to speak to Mei Ling." She turned around and walked off to find her. "And Monkey...stay right where you are. Or else."

"Or else what?"

"I'll harm you."

"But how will you harm me?"

"Do you feel like finding out?"

"No ma'am. I'm good." Monkey raised his paws in surrender.

"That's what I thought." Tigress huffed as she marched off to Mei Ling.

Mei Ling was sitting in a tent of her own, with her eyes closed. Her tail was sitting limply behind her as she was taking calming, controlled breaths while she was thinking about the situation that they were currently in. She was trying to keep her calm for the others sakes. She was intensely worried about Shifu, but the only way she was going to be able to help was to get the to get onto the mountain. She knew that it would be dangerous, which was why she would have to warn them of the dangers beforehand.

So she found it coincidental when Tigress entered the tent and sat down behind her. She didn't Eve turn around to meet her eyes, she knew what she wanted. As well as...

"While you're at it, you can tell the other three to come in, too."

Tigress raised an eyebrow, before she heard the sound of stumbling and groans of pain. She turned around to see Lian, Peng, and Bian Zao lying in the ground. The former two looked nervous, while the third was looking neutral about their new situation.

"Uh...this totally isn't what it looks like."

"Lian...I'm pretty sure she's aware of what we're doing."

"Honestly, I don't know why you thought that would work." Bian Zao got up and dusted off his arms. "Mei Ling. We have something to ask you."

"Yes yes, I know. You want me to tell you what I know about Mugu Mountain and what exactly is on there. As well as why I didn't want Shifu going there alone." She turned around towards them, eying them with a blank stare. "This was in the distant past. Oogway had a special elite team of Kung Fu Masters. They were meant to be the most powerful Kung Fu Masters in all of China. Shifu and Fenghuang were part of that team, with Fenghuang being the most powerful."

"Shifu and Fenghuang...?" Tigress repeated.

"In their younger days, yes. This was a time when he was still best friends with Taotie, and I was still his girlfriend. And there were also three other Masters. Elephant, Rooster, and Snow Leopard. When you place them with Shifu and Fenghuang, they make up the elite force that used to protect China all over...the Furious Five."

Tigress looked on at Mei Ling, keeping as quiet as she could. Peng and Lian seemed very interested in the story as well. Bian Zao was keeping a close eye on Mei Ling's facial features...he could tell she having trouble recalling these specific memories.

"And of course...when life gets too good, sometimes it throws somethint bad at you to make sure you don't get too comfortable. That's what happened to us." Mei Ling pawed gently at her ears, sounding quietly frustrated. "Oogway met this weirdo on the streets who could...do some pretty impressive stuff with his mind. Telekinesis. And it's powerful. He was able to easily manipulate these Spirit Orbs and use them to do all sorts of amazing things. Oogway sensed quite a bit of potential in him, so he sent him to Mugu Mountain to train with Monks to properly channel his powers. And like some irritating little brat, he got impatient with the lack of progress and turned on his teachers. I don't know what he did to them, but Oogway couldn't sense them in our realm anymore."

"Wait a minute...realm?" Bian Zao raised an eyebrow as he placed his hooves on his lap and leaned forward. Now he was really interested in the conversation.

"Yes, I said realm. There's our world, the Mortal World. Ya know, world of the living and all of that stuff. Then there's the Spirit Realm, where the name once again implies, is where the spirits reside. Oogway has deep connections with that realm, as well as it's Chi. Anyone who's able to make a really deep connection with the Spirit Realm can wieod extraordinary powers. I have the suspicion that Ding did something to those monks that involves the Spirit Realm, but I don't know for sure. And then there's the realm with the most evil chi than any of the other realms, the Underworld. Anyone who has powerful chi from that realm is bound to be trouble. After all, the Underworld is a dark and sinister place." She shrugged. "And, ya know, you can call it Hell. Whichever suits your fancy." She regained focus. "When he got rid of the monks, Ding went on to rampage in the Valley of Peace, mentally driving the villagers mad and fixing them to attack one another. Including the Five. The only ones who were unaffected by his mind powers were Oogway do to his own powerful Chi, and Fenghuang due to her free will being stronger than the others. They managed to put a stop to his rampage and seal him in Mugu Mountain without his Spirit Orbs to help him. But...the damage to us was already done."

"Mei Ling...what happened?" Peng asked softly.

"After that, things...went downhill really fast. Since she was the only one of the Five who could properly stand up to Ding, she felt as if she didn't need the others anymore, and quit the Five. She went on to challenge Oogway, which I'm sure she told you the result of that duel. After that...one by one...the Five went there separate ways due to the seed of distrust Ding planted in them. Only Shifu was left at the Jade Palace. And of course he was still deeply hurt by how harshly the team was disassembled, so he tried to relief himself through intense training. When he almost ceased to spend time with me, I had to resort to my thieving ways just to regain his attention. Though that was bad timing on everyone's part, since days before that, Taotie walked out on the Jade Palace too, thinking that Kung Fu has become harmful to everyone instead of helpful like it was meant to be. The stress of his best friend walking out of him intensified his anger at me for dishonoring Kung Fu by using it to steal. He didn't even want to hear the reason for doing it. He just told me that we were over...couldn't even look me in the eye. I could only curse his name and run off into the shadows, since that was his decision after all. Everyone in the Jade Palace just...fell apart. Oogway was quite exhausted with the entire ordeal, because he was unable to prevent the consequences..." Mei Ling's ears flattened against her head. The Furious Five managed to defeat Master Ding...but the mental damage he did to them with his powers managed to tear them all apart, including driving away Taotie and Mei Ling.

Tigress was now sure that the vixen was finished with recalling the story. She slowly felt the softness of her scarf as she closed her eyes to think it over. Peng, Lian, and Bian Zao were watching her quietly, silently trying to guess what she was thinking. They jumped slightly when she finally opened her eyes and stood up.

"Well now we know why Shifu and Fenghuang wanted to go alone. It changes nothing about our destination, but it does give us another reason to go there. I'll go tell the others about this." Tigress stood up and walked out the tent. "Peng, let's go. Lian, Bian Zao, you two as well."

"Right." They all said as they followed her out the tent. Mei Ling could only sigh as she got up and followed them. She knew that this could only lead to more trouble.

(Tigress relays the story...)

"Wait what?! Are you serious!?" Monkey shouted. "Even after the crap that happened on that mountain, we're still gonna go there?!"

"Yeah Tigress, this is crazy! Isn't Shifu and Fenghuang enough?! I'm sure they can do this themselves!" Mantis backed up. They both seemed to be panicked about this.

"How sad...their entire team fell apart because of Master Ding's mental manipulation." Viper said sadly as she stared at the ground. "You don't think...they feel responsible for this, do you? Maybe that's why they wanted to go there on their own..."

Crane tilled his hat silently and stared out towards the mountain in question. "I wouldn't put it past them to do something like that. What they been through is not something that they can just get over, no matter how many years pass."

"The Lin Kuei use that mountain as one of their bases of operations." Anying recalled. "And Jong should also be there. He's been seen there, I'm sure of it."

Suddenly Monkey wasn't so against the idea anymore. His arms lowered and he he stared out against the mountain. "That's where he's hiding, huh? In that case, I wanna head there straight away."

"YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?!" Mantis shouted in disbelief.

"Course I did. Jong is up there, and I'm looking to kick his ass. And while we're at it, the Lin Kuei. If they haven't ran off already."

"SERIOUSLY?! THAT WAS AWFULLY QUICK OF YOU!" Mantis quickly turned to Po. He was lying on the ground with his hat covering his eyes. The insect hopped onto his belly. "Hey, come on Po! You gotta realize how crazy this idea is! Master Ding took the Furious Five apart by himselfx and they're supposed to be the toughest around!"

"..."

"Po...? You there, buddy?"

"See Mantis, I've already decided that I would go on and beat Jong and the Lin Kuei for their affiliation with my home being burned down. And if Master Ding also has something to do with it, then that's just how it's gonna be." Po said quietly. "I think we'll be fighting more guys. And it also looks like they'll be tough. But we'll do it anyway."

"The panda has spoken." Mei Ling said, shrugging. "Regardless, Mr. Ping, Mrs. Yoon, and Taotie will be staying in the camp. Even if they can fight, they'll be in a much more troublesome bind than the rest of you. They'll just stay with the Ladies of the Shade. They'll be safe here."

"It's always so troubling that we'll keep getting into trouble no matter what happens." Taotie grumbled. "Hey you two! Peng and Lian! Be sure to look after my son! He's so lazy he has no idea how to keep himself safe."

"I don't need babysitters, Dad." Bian Zao grumbled.

"Don't worry, we'll look after him." Peng nodded.

"Yeah, we know he's kind of a lazy ass, so of course he'll need to be looked after." Lian grinned.

"Are you seriously taking his side?!" Bian Zao said, surprised.

"Oh hush up, warthog! I've finally decided!" Lian wrapped an arm around him, as well as Peng. "You're gonna be our best friend!"

"Uh...uh..."

"She's not gonna give this up, Bian Zao. Resistance is futile." Peng said with a nervous chuckle.

Bian Zao didn't realize it at the time, but he would figure out that Peng was not joking about this.

"Okay. So Dad, Taotie, and Mrs. Yoon would be staying here. Everyone else, we're heading out to Mugu Mountain!" Po stood up, adjusting his hat and staring up to the mountain that signifies their destination.

"But first, we'll have to work something out. For now on...we'll be doing this." Mantis stated aloud. He pointing to the smaller fox, and the golden cat. "The former will be Fox Ling, the latter will be Golden Cat Ling. That way we won't get confused."

"THOSE NAMES SUCK!" The vixen growled angrily at the insect, kicking him into a nearby tree. He hit it facefirst, and fell on his back, dizzy and distorted.

"It won't be that bad. At least we have some way of telling us apart if our looks aren't involved. Until we have a simpler way, this is how we're doing things for the time being." The Asian Golden Cat nodded in support.

"Tch...fine. But that doesn't mean we have to to like it."

"All I'm asking."

Tigress nodded quietly and was the first one to begin moving. "Then it's best that we begin right now. The more time we waste will be the longer time Shifu and Fenghuang will be in trouble. Let's move."

"Right!"

(Later...)

"So, Master Ding as telekinetic powers?" Viper said as she was slithering alongside the others. "And that they're incredibly powerful as long as he has those Spirit Orbs in his possession?"

"So a rather troublesome task would be to somehow sever his connection to those orbs, or else the battle's going to be even more troublesome." Crane deduced, holding his hat steady, as Mantis was riding on it. "Although I don't know how'll we'll be able to pull that off. Someone like Shifu and Fenghuang had a hard time against this guy, and Fenghuang was immune to their mind games. Our luck won't be much better."

"Any chance we have is a chance we'll have to take. There's a way to take him down, and we'll find it eventually." Tigress said bluntly, her scarf gently flowing in the wind.

"Well you're certainly optimistic about this, aren't you?"

"Someone has to be. You don't seem to be up for it."

"I'm just saying it won't be easy. I didn't say that it'll be impossible."

"At any rate, we have to make it up there. Shifu and Fenghuang are strong, but they might still be in a lot of trouble. We have to catch up to them, quickly." Peng said with urgency. "We can't afford to waste too much time."

"We know, Peng." Lian said, holding his paw gently.

Po had his paws behind his neck, staring blankly at the skies. Normally he would see Fenghuang flying around in the skies and enjoying the wind in her face. But now he couldn't see her anywhere, nor could he get a grasp on her chi. This was troubling for him. Ever since she taught him how, he was able to get a sensible grasp on her Chi anytime he wished, and vice-versa. If he can't sense her Chi, she was definitely in trouble.

He'll have to fix that soon enough.

There was a soft glint of light noticable to Anying's eyes. He drew his tantō and stared silently at the soft glow. His eyes grew slitted as he growled lowly at the glint. He knew what that glint was far too well.

I know that you're there...I know that glint in your eye, and I know your scent. You can't fool me.

"...heh. Hehehehe...so this is where the traitorous pup ran off to. Right to the targeted panda. How convenient." Anying slightly ground his teeth as his uncle slowly came into view from the shadows. Heilang came out first. And later, the other right after him. "Of course you'd run to these guys. Where else would you go? Stupid bastard nephew."

"Huh. So you're the leader of the Lin Kuei? You have the same symbol on your close as Anying." Po said, scratching his belly. "Mind getting out of the way. Sure I wanna beat you guys up...but I'm kinda more worried about my teacher and Shifu. So I'd really appreciate it...if you would get out of my way."

"Oh yeah? That crazy owl and that stupid midget." Heilang cocked his head to the side and grinned. "They've already been taken down. They couldn't put up much of a fight against Master Ding. The white furry midget couldn't protect his mind well enough, and the owl was ganged on by...well...that's a surprise you'll have to see for yourselves."

Tigress and Po seemed to tense up when they heard that their teachers have been captured. Now their motivation to get to the mountain as soon as possible. The former stepped forward ready to force them out of the way. But then he shrugged. "If you want to go after them, we won't stand in your way. Our job quota has already been fulfilled so we don't have anymore obligation to help that Ding pig." Everyone raised a questioning eyebrow at this. He was willing to just let them pass just like that? "But for us to let you pass...the wolf boy has to stay right here. He's defied the honor of a wolf pack...he has to die."

"...He has to die, huh?" Po said lowly. "Well...you see, I can't really allow that."

"Oh...and why not?"

"Because he's part of my friends now. You can't go doing stuff like that."

Heilang growled in amusement. "Is that right? What? Is he a part of your pack now? Your little Panda Pack?"

Po's eyes were shadowed by his hat when he was asked this. Just a couple moments of silence passed after the question was asked, giving the impression that he was pondering it. After a minute his face began sparkling and his suddenly gave a wide grin. "That sounds like a totally awesome name! Can we name our group that?!"

SLAM!

"NO FREAKING WAY!" Fung slapped the back of Po's head with his tail, sending him face-first into the ground and causing his hat to fall off his head. "That's not fair to the rest of us you jerk!"

"Mmmf! Mmmf! Pmmmf!" Po managed to dig his face out of the ground, and he stood uo and glared at Fung. "What'd you do that for you crappy croc!?"

"Crappy Croc, am I...?" Fung gritted his sharp teeth at the panda.

"STAY FOCUSED OR I'LL BREAK BOTH OF YOUR JAWS! WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!" Monkey shouted over the both of them. "These stupid dogs are in our way, we need to get past them in order to help Shifu and Fenghuang! Er...no offence to you, Anying."

"I'm alright."

Heilang growled lowly as his men began to move towards them. "We tried asking nicely, but that chance is over now. We'll be killing the boy...and all of you. Especially him and the panda. The latter managed to get away from us because of that owl, but he doesn't have that protection now." The wolves all twirled their chain hammers, and shot them all towards the panda at the same time.

The reflexes from Peng served them well. He leapt right in front of the chain hammers and kicked them all in different directions, sending them into different parts of the forest. They were able to pull them back regardless, but still, they were awfully surprised. Peng lifted himself from the ground and stared at the wolves.

"I was honestly willing to take that offer of not having to battle you wolves. But after hearing that condition...I don't think I can walk away from this without beating you into the ground." Peng said while cracking his knuckles. "Po, Aunt Tigress, Fung, Song, Crane, Viper, Monkey, and Mantis. You six will have to go on without us for a while. We can't have these wolves distracting all of us."

Tigress still began walking forward, passing by the wolves. "Very good work, Peng. I'm trusting you with this."

"Right!" Peng didn't give them any headway. One the others managed to get past the wolves, he jumped up and blocked their path so his friends will remain unhindered. "So to recap...you're the ones who destroyed my aunt's home and killed everyone in it?" He didn't wait for an answer, for he was well aware of it by now. "You've made my aunt and my friends very upset with that. And since they're more concerned about getting their Masters back, we'll have to deal with you in their place."

Heilang growled. "Annoying little punk...just how do you plan on doing that?"

Peng's eyes again turned into dangerous slits, allowing him to closely mimic the appearance of his uncle when angered. "You're about to find out..."

(Meanwhile...)

They weren't aware of it yet, but Master Ding already knows they're here. And there was a highly likely chance that they may be coming for him and to free their Masters. Oh yes, he knew all of this. He's scanned their minds using the power of his spirit orbs. He was prepared for them.

Fenghuang however, thought differently.

"LET ME OUT OF HERE YOU STUPID GHOST PIG! YOU LEAVE THEM OUT OF THIS! IT'S ME YOU"RE PISSED AT, NOT THEM!" The owl was using her anger at being captured, due to a cheap shot no less, to disguise how immensely worried she was about Po. He was heading right their way. She had made sure that the panda would be strong, but she wasn't too sure that he would stand a chance against a telekinetic master like Master Ding. He wasn't ready yet, not for this. And he was bringing the others, too. It might help, but she wouldn't know how, or for how long. She didn't feel like finding out, but it was too bad she was stuck in telekinetic coils AND a bubble. He couldn't breech her mind, so he was keeping her restrained, instead. "If you hurt that panda, I'll send you to hell. And I'll make sure you STAY there!"

Master Ding paid no heed to her as he stared into his Spirit Orbs, which were showing his new guests now entering his mountain. His face was neutral. Oogway...this little band of children...THIS is what your betting the next era on? Why is Fenghuang so protective of that panda amongst them...? He lowered his eyes, then turned towards his captors. Shifu, Elephant, Snow Leopard, and Rooster all had blue glowing eyes, signifying their mental state being controlled by him. Since Fenghuang's free will leaves her immune to that, he's content with just keeping her in a telekinetic bubble until further notice. But right now, he had guests to attend to. He nodded to his mentally manipulated servants, watching them disappear into the darkness.

Let's see what they can do...