Shiomi Fuuka had been outside on patrol when the call had come in that her presence was needed in the war room.  It was a cold day but she did not dislike the cold, if anything it often made the enemy less on point in the field.  Of course she always had her own precautions to make sure the cold never disrupted her own abilities, gloves and heat pads made sure she always had full finger dexterity no matter the weather.

The Kyushu base was in no danger at the moment, her own patrol only picking up their own men and the occasional civilian eleven in the area.  She headed inside the base and let the warmth spread over her extremities inside and out of the cold.  She took off the dark cap she had been wearing for surveillance and did a quick check of all her hidden gear before proceeding down into the base.

"Pretty quiet out there ain't it Kage-hime?"  A random Black Knight member piped up with a grin.

It was a nickname that had been given to her after some time in the Black Knights, due to the fact that she almost always wore dark clothing.  Her usual outfit was a black, skin-tight special ops type suit with many compartments to hold her various weapons and gear, which was in fact the same outfit she was wearing right now.  This outfit varied only slightly, such as when she had a dark cap on, or occasionally a black scarf, which she was actually still wearing even now.  The black scarf was rarely used during important missions though.

Aside from usually wearing dark clothing, though when the situation called for it she dressed normally to blend in with crowds, her work did indeed make her a shadow.  She was raised as a shadow and generally lived in the shadows where she could find and exploit the weak points in the Britannian military.  Also, like a shadow she was quite good at disappearing whenever the enemy tried to put her in the light, or even friends.  The princess part was just there to make it a 'female' shadow and apparently to make her seem cute.  The cute part to the nickname was totally unnecessary as it totally didn't fit the description of a person who was willing to stick a blade in an enemy's neck without a second thought.

[color=a187be]"Aside from the occasional loud-mouth Black Knight I would concur with that assessment.  It is well that this location has not been sniffed out by Britannian dogs."[/color]  With that said, Shiomi only gave the man a cursory glance before slipping down the corridor to head for the nearest flight down to the 5th level.

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Shiomi made her way into the war room and with a single glance took everything in.  The most prominent figure was of course general Sho, the savior of what remained after the Black Rebellion.  Shiomi was grateful that such a respected and great person was the head of the current [i]main[/i] Black Knights.  Of course there were splinter groups such as the one Kallen currently was leading in a search for the traitorous Zero, but the real Black Knights now had a trustworthy leader.

General Sho seemed to be currently in a conversation with a certain Robert from the EU.  Shiomi had made it her duty to know the names and faces of all from the EU so she could better keep an eye on them.  Robert was more a technician than anything else but he certainly had his uses in and out of combat.  Not wanting to interrupt to much she made her declaration of arrival brief.

[color=a187be]"General, Fuuka Shiomi has arrived as requested."[/color]  With a respectful salute to the General she then backed off and found a mat near the middle of the war room and sat down, so she would be able to observe as much as possible.