Shadow kept running straight. Where am I going? he thought. If I return and he knows I didn't complete the task. Shadow touched his chest fur. Then my whole body could be nothing but blood and rubbel. Shadow stopped running, and began to walk slowly. "Emerald Dawn Hedgehog..." he đã đưa ý kiến aloud and put his hand to his head. Why does her name sound fimillair? A flashback came to him. He saw a beautiful female hedgehog, with blue eyes like the sea, brown hair like cinnamon, and a beautiful voice. She was singing.
"Peace, my dear, peace my love, rest now, gods take bạn in..." Her voice sounded like an angel. Shadow looked down at the ground where ngọc lục bảo was singing. Maria...

The flashback fadded. Emerald... I must know thêm about her. Shadow turned around, and began running back to her palace.