Shadow travel was not something one could just explain. It was also something most people couldn't handle. Everyone who had traveled with Cerith had gotten a queasy stomach. It was part of traveling. The only reason he didn't was due to his magic. Not that anyone traveled with him that often. Even when he was a member of Fairy Tail, he could count a handful of times that he took someone with him. Another aspect of Shadow traveling was time. It wasn't instantaneous as some people assumed. But it was a lot faster than any other method. It was complete blackness but that worked with Cerith. Maybe that was part of the reason people got sick. It wasn't normal. Or so he had been told. Not that he cared. 

Cerith stumbled out of the shadows and literally crashed into someone. That was one downside. You can never tell what was on the other side and if you didn't have enough magic and didn't focus hard enough you couldn't control re-entry. Both of them fell to the ground. He closed his eyes with a wince - more from the injury than the actual fall. He felt someone pull him up and shake him asking if he can hear her. There was some concern in her voice. He steeled himself and opened his eyes. "No, I am completely deaf." He remarked, dryly. He pulled himself up and looked at the individual he ran into. It was a young woman. He frowned. Where was he? A quick glance confirmed that they were still in the forest. He looked back at her. What was she doing all alone out here?

He gave her a slight nod. "Sorry about that. I didn't mean to run into you." His knees almost gave out but he caught himself, his hand still casually at his side holding his injury. He didn't bother hiding it. He wouldn't be able to. His shirt and hand was covered in blood. In fact, to his dismay, some of it had gotten on her. His eyes studied her. She had to have wondered what happened. He gritted his teeth a moment before deciding it would probably be faster to scare her off then to have a lengthy conversation. The quicker she was gone, the quicker he could take care of this. He could barely stand as it was.

"Listen," he said before she could reply. "I'm a very dangerous wizard." Well... to some so it was a honest remark. "Associating with me will cause your death." Very accurate and no doubt she'd know that. "Feel free to run off." He gave her a dark smile hoping that would do the trick. Of course his legs had to give right then. He fell into her - again. So much for acting tough.