Though Jaakuna didn't particularly agree with [i]everything[/i] that Emiri felt about the lack of any monsters - even the bat ones - he did find it strange none of them had greeted them upon entering the mines. With as much mist that was in plain view for Jaakuna, it was awfully peculiar. The likely case was they weren't relatively deep into the mines themselves, which meant no monster or fiend would be present. An alternate theory was that all of the monsters have been dealt away for some unknown reason. Maybe the mist reacted to the hostility and killed them all in one fell swoop. Maybe someone came in and cleaned house. Jaakuna didn't know which was the more likely scenario. Henne Mines was a popular hunting ground. It's as ancient as Ivalice herself. Maybe one of the Garif came and tried to improve their skills by challenging the various, powerful monsters that dwelled within the deep within.

[color=ed1c24]"It's strange, I agree, but--"[/color] Before Jaakuna could finish his sentence, Emiri took off. He didn't know why, but that honestly was of any importance. With her newfound height and leg reach, Emiri ran faster than she did before. She was almsot as fast as Savayna was when she ran at full-speed. Because of that, Jaakuna would have to take off at three-thirds of his full speed just to catch up to her.

They rounded a few corners, going into the first shaft that led them to another series of turns. It eventually brought them to a three-way crossroads, to which Emiri randomly chose one; though Jaakuna had a feeling it wasn't so random. She seemed content on going deeper intot he mines, which proved one thing to Jaakuna: she had a lot more stamina than he originally gave her credit for. He underestimated her speed, too. This proved to be his downfall when he appeared to lose sight of her. As in, he lost her.

[color=ed1c24]"Fuck."[/color] 

And just as Jaakuna was cursing himself for being unprepared for Emiri's sudden burst of speed, he sensed something approach him from behind. Immediately, he turned around his arms to the side. His hands started to flicker with red and black mist, forming the sight of a black hilt in each hand and quickly spread about thirteen inches after it, mist forming a red blade. [color=ed1c24]"Who goes there?"[/color] Jaakuna called out, readying the pair of [url=https://i.imgur.com/8K3P3gl.jpg]twin swords[/url] that was the form the Belias Sigil took as it had bonded to his soul.