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[color=crimson]"Yo Xinyue! Looks like you survived the landing alright."[/color]

Sure enough, that was the sound of Cinna calling out to Xinyue. Xinyue herself would've preferred Aeschel herself, since he was the only one she knew well enough to gauge how competent he'd actually [i]be[/i] as a Huntsman. Xinyue did not have that same information from everyone else that she'd met that night. However, rules were rules, and because of that...

[color=6ecff6][i]'It appears I'm to be sided with Cinna for this mission. Well then, we'll see how capable she is first hand,'[/i][/color] she nodded to herself, possibly in addition to acknowledging to Cinna that she did indeed survive the landing. Then suddenly, Cinna took off again.

[color=6ecff6]"I don't recall there being a prize for first place!"[/color] Xinyue tried to call out, but sighed in anticipation that it might not have reached Cinna, [color=6ecff6]"Let's just hope her impatience doesn't get the best of her..."[/color]

...

As she and her tiger spirits raced to catch up to Cinna, Xinyue could sense something from beyond the tree tops. There was no mistaking that unholy stigma; and there was only one type of Grimm that it would make sense for it to be as well.

[color=6ecff6][i]'Nevermore. And it's mocking us from above that canopy, too,'[/i][/color] with that, Xinyue swapped her metal bolts for her Water Dust bolts and, after the exchange was made, propelled herself up the closest tree she could find. She had to ascertain its exact location before it could procure the chance to strike her and Cinna down from above.