It became increasingly apparent that Bodzil was far from being roused from his dreams.  Kwatoko accepted this, but it did not make her feel any better about their situation.  She was essentially alone down here.  Her eyes squint upwards, trying to see past the overlapping ledges jutting from the cave-in.  What she could see of the outside world was shrouded in swirling dust.  If only she could fly them out of here...<br/><br/>She stood, coughing, as the dragon-creature from earlier showed himself.  He knelt near Bodzil's unconscious form, talking about a 'dimension'.  Kwatoko was unsure what he meant by it, but her attention quickly diverted to the creature's claws, placed over Bodzil's abdomen.  He spoke of her partner's condition, and as he did, what Kwatoko perceived to be vile magic gathered in his palm.<br/><br/>'<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF80">Do not touch Bodzil!</span></span>' she hissed to him, reaching for his arm and coldly pushing it away.  She did not trust unknown magics, and she did not trust a creature whose identity was shrouded so much that even its species was a mystery.  A loud, echoing sound erupted at that moment from above, and the cave grew darker.  She looked toward the source, seeing the swarm of tiny shadows overtake the mouth of the cave.  Not knowing what they were, she reeled back, hoisting Bodzil by his arms and attempting to drag him away from the opening.  She didn't make it far, being much more feeble in this form.  She growled in frustration, wanting nothing more than to be herself again and simply crush the ruins above them.  That would be, of course, an awful idea now; it was a rather tiny hole in the ground they found themselves in.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"Who...what...are you? You seem different from...him...the one on the ground."</span><br/><br/>She hadn't noticed this one arriving.  This one seemed to be human, his features were recognisable enough.  The human couldn't even look at her.  Perhaps he knew what she was- he knew she was unlike Bodzil already.  He also smelled of magics, but not as the dragon creature did.  This one was different, she recalled the constricting air surrounding her when she arrived in this world.  He reminded her of it.  Kwatoko immediately distrusted him.  She backed up until she was against the wall- directly adjacent of the two strangers, readjusting the torn cloth over Bodzil's head.<br/><br/>'<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF80">We are no different,</span></span>' her voice echoed throughout the chamber.  '<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF80">I am warrior.  He is warrior.  The same.</span></span>' Her eyes darted between the two, resting first on the dragon creature.  '<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF80">You are a spirit?</span></span>' she guessed.  She honestly wouldn't know what manner of species he was.  He was teeming of foreign smells and spoke of things she didn't understand.  Her eyes turned to the other, narrowing.  '<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF80">And this one,</span></span>' she thinks, slowly, '<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #FFFF80">This one is human.  I know about humans...</span></span>' she trailed off coldly.  She had little to do with them, but they do tend to stumble across the nomadic Cekakula from time to time.  They were lucky buggers if one considered they were not dwarves (the not-so-lucky ones).  This one, however, was unlike the humans of Evolin.  He seemed more... advanced, in a way.  That didn't mean she had to like him, however.  She hoped that Bodzil would soon be freed of his... what did the creature call it?  Concussion?  It did not sound like a good thing.  Her form was pressed into the rock behind her, much like a cornered animal, bare toes curling into the dirt.  She dared not venture deeper into the tunnel.  Leaving Bodzil behind was not an option now, and she certainly was not capable of carrying him herself.  This world was strange, and she could almost smell the danger around them.