I wonder if that means I can enter.

Theo waited a moment, but nothing else happened. He was a little curious about the mechanism that operated the door, but he had other priorities at the moment.

It was dark enough inside that he couldn’t see anything. Some people would be reluctant to step into the dark unknown, but Theo stepped forward without the slightest hint of hesitation.

Step, step.

His clean-soled shoes ground into the sand. It seemed the sand had been purposely left to create an unpleasant echo. Theo scoffed silently as he heard a slight rustling over the sound of his footsteps.

He had already noticed the sound of breathing on either side of the narrow passage. Their attempts at stealth were quite good, but Theo and Mitra’s abilities were simply superior. He had already evaluated their rough strength.

Six people, one of whom is an aura user. His stealth is at the level of a regular knight, but I’m not sure about his frontal combat...