Lysara sheathed her longsword, her jade inlays glinting. "The pagoda's trials will be brutal," she said, her voice calm. "And since we can't come to an agreement, I suggest we enter all at once. Agreed?" Her eyes flicked to the white-robed figures, then Kael, testing their reactions.
The white-robed duo nodded again, their movements synchronized, their silence unnerving.
Kael tilted his masked head, pausing for effect, then gave a curt nod. "Fine. But to each their own," he said, his tone sharp, his shoulders squared.
Lysara's lips twitched, a flicker of amusement passing by, but she turned to the pagoda's door, pressing three Bloodstones against the runes. The white-robed figures stepped closer, their robes swaying, while the Arveth team fell into formation with their weapons ready.