(( Sorry college has been working me pretty hard. ))<br/><br/>Glaive was asleep in the hospital wing, recovering from exhaustion and injuries.<br/><br/>Ark and Cinder met quietly in a secluded room.<br/>"I see that this battle has hit us harder than previous ones. I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Cinder. I know how hard it is for you to see others injured in battle." Ark said.<br/>"I have no regrets. If I sit around and do nothing I am just as evil as our enemy, if not more so."<br/>Ark took a sip of his hot tea. "So tell me about our enemy. What have you learned from engaging them?"<br/>"I'm afraid I don't know too much. I was forced to retreat no sooner than I started. For the safety of Glaive. I have never known someone as powerful as she."<br/>"She?"<br/>"A monster. She's the one that turned Glaive into that shrunken state with the use of some magical petals. I don't know the full extent of their power, but they're immune to fire and it takes awhile for their power to take affect."<br/>"How long does it take for them to shrink an individual."<br/>"Who knows. The battle was so intense that I wasn't able to keep an eye on Glaive to see how long it took. But I do know that it wasn't instant."<br/>"Hmmm, this troubles me." Ark took another sip. "Anything else?"<br/>"Well, she also uses portals that rip through time in space. She can open and close them at will. I'm pretty sure she can even manipulate where things end up once something enters them."<br/>"What about Tristan. How did he hold up?"<br/>"Tristan?"<br/>"Our newest member." Ark said proudly. "He fought valiantly in the few battles I've been with him. Once a human civilian, but he's moved up in the world."<br/>"Oh him!" Cinder exclaimed. "You certainly do know how to pick them. He was able to hold his own in battle quite well."<br/>"Glad to hear it. I was starting to worry."