Observing through the small, cube-shaped magical object that Nathan had surreptitiously placed in the room, Aditya's eyes narrowed at the sight of the enigmatic cloaked figure who had just made his entrance. An unsettling sense of familiarity gripped him, yet he couldn't put his finger on why, especially since the stranger's face and physique were obscured.
Not wasting any more time, Aditya initiated the teleportation array's complex sequence of glyphs and sigils. In less than a minute, he found himself standing in the capital city of the Northern Frost Dragon Empire. Amber, Nathan, and the remaining members of the shadow guardians materialized alongside him, their faces etched with resolve.