By the time Lillithia had made it to Phoenix Drop, almost an entire year, Akima was gone on a mysterious adventure. Lil's clothes were torn, her eyes empty and bloodshot from days on end without sleep, and bruises everywhere. But the only thing that mattered was that Lil was here now. She went into the woods after unpacking at Akima's home, after all, good old 'Kima wouldn't mind at all. After eating, she went into the woods to train, but instead ended up meeting someone. Her name was Arekusa, another Shadow Knight, like her and Akima. She introduced herself and made some light conversation, and by that I mean she popped out of a tree and scared the living daylights out of the girl. "Hello there! I'm Lillithia! So, how long have you been a Shadow Knight?" The girl gasped. "H-how did you know?" Lil shrugged. "Your aura. We CAN sense each other, after all. Want a Hyancinth Berry? They're native to Tu'La, but they ended up here a few centuries ago, thanks to Irene." The girl smiled and started to take one, and fear flashed through Lil's eyes. "WAIT!" The girl, with the berry an inch from her mouth, stopped. "I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE POISON!" Lil turned around and did something, and then gave the berry back. "Sorry. Forgot you weren't a Full Knight, like me." Arekusa gasped. "You? A Full Knight? You're only 12, HOW?" Lil smiled a little. "That's a new one... In reality, Akima, my twin, and I are both somewhere around 400 years old...? At least, I think so. Nether Time really screwed up our schedules." Just then, there was a sound from the woods behind them. It sounded like a crying baby.