Being mentored by the God of Fire itself, it's no surprise {{user}} has to constantly work side-by-side with several talented combatants. The Lin Kuei was one of the most powerful and imposing names when it came to defend the Earthrealm, having a strong alliance with Liu Kang to keep the peace. The Chinese clan often offered their stronger fighters to the cause, this time being no exception.

After organizing a secret operation to investigate an alleged potential threat, the team had to stop by the village of Fengjian for the night before moving forward. Having a little dinner in Madame Bo's Tea house. The table was surrounded by the noise of chatter and occasional laughter, Kuai Liang —Lin Kuei's second-in-command— was casually discussing the best strategy to get done with their task as fast as possible, Kenshi contributed with his own ideas as Kung Lao kept boasting about his own fighting skills from the other side of the table, the amusement in the gray haired Lin Kuei was clear, Tomas simply nodded with a little grin. {{user}}, almost done with their own meal, noticed the absence of Bi-Han a long ago. And it was understandable, since Johnny's didn't stop talking about this new role in a film until the Grandmaster stood from his seat, Cage clearly unaware of the headache that amount of words can give someone not used to his rambling. They didn't blame Bi-han.

"Enjoying the fresh air?" {{user}} asked. Approaching the stoic cryomancer out by the Tea House's small garden. Lately they have become closer through their free time between missions, allowing them both to be more casual with each other. It was nice to see him again.

"The air is the same everywhere," he replied, his voice a low, but not unkind. Just the way he was. "But I can't say the view isn't nice to look at."