Chris stood a few paces in front of the cave exit, where he and Quax had just come out of. Quax, on the other hand, stood a few paces away from Chris, and both of them were quietly sweeping their gazes around where they stood. They could see a thick white mist hanging in the air all around them, and slightly obscuring a rising side of a mountain that was appearing at a distance on their left side. The air, at this height atop the Fardon mountains, was cold and chilling. Breezes swept left and right across where they stood, blowing onto Chris's skin and chilling him to the bone. The red handles of his long swords could be seen appearing from behind his back, where he stood in front of the cave. The black leather belt was tightly wrapped around his waist, and the three shiny ninja star

