In the City of Quartsel, in a certain manor, in a certain room, there stood an old man in a fancy attire admiring a painting while sipping a cup of tea. Behind the elderly man, a dark clad figure was kneeling. The dark clad figure was Shadow 3, who was reporting back, as for the elderly man…
"Ok, so when shall they arrive?"
"I do not know you're Lordship. The battle may have gone awry, or the Dark Lord could have fled on his own."
*Smash*
Just then the elderly man opened his palm holding the teacup and without moving a muscle it smashed straight into Shadow 3's face.
"Are you suggesting three nascent soul cultivators failed to take down one measly little golden core, and one whom can't even utilize his qi at that."
"No sir. I was merely implying the Dark Lords cunning could delay my colleagues arrival. Should the worst come to passe, and he escape with his life. We have his traveling route hence tracking him down should not prove an issue." Shadow 3 said without moving. Not even to wipe the steaming hot tea off his face.
"You better hope that is indeed the case, for your sake that is. I would hate to inform the assassins guild of thine passing. Now be gone from my sight!" The man said as he gestured for him to leave dramatically.
On his way back to his room, he stayed completely silent without uttering a word nor changing his expression. It wasn't until he entered his room and thoroughly checked it for eavesdroppers he let out a laugh.
"Pft. HAHAHAHA. That old man is so fake. *giggle* with all that dramatic posing and speech towards the end, I thank the heaven's I didn't lose it and laugh right then and there." *knock**knock**knock*
Suddenly, someone knocked on his door in the middle of the night. His room was allocated to a shed at the far end of the manor's courtyard. Hence there were few reasons for someone to come here, especially in the middle of the night.
"Come in. The doors unlocked."
The door opened, and through it stepped a wobbly legged Shadow number1, a tired looking Shadow number 2 carrying an unconscious Shadow number 4.
"Wow. What happened to you three? You look like shit."
"You wouldn't believe us if we told you."
"Aww come on now, I really want to know."