The first thing she noticed was the darkness. Thick, almost like a living thing on its own. Eir slowly sat up, eyes wary as she looked around. She pulled the lantern she found closer, needing its light, needing to know what was around her. Shining it around, she found a sharp sort of rock partly buried in the ground and dug it out. She was alert, listening for the least little sound of danger. The others around her seemed to be in the same situation as she herself was. How had she gotten here? She tried to think, but shook her head when she was unable to remember anything of use.<br/><br/>Eir froze when she heard the first screams, the first splash of blood. What was that...<span style="font-style: italic">thing</span>? Another scream rent the air, shaking her from inaction. She began to gather the others who hadn't moved together, figuring there was some safety in numbers, knowing it was better than others running off alone in fear and being swallowed by whatever else lurked outside their area of light. If she could keep those who were less inclined to fight safer in any way, then at least she would have done some good. She could help defend them, feel some sense of worth in whatever life they had in now.