<span style="color: #00FF00">Valehna nodded absentmindedly. "Every lived experience in life is a lesson, good or bad. There's never a need to regret a lesson learned," she responded.<br/><br/>Valehna looked up at the glow of red and blue emanating from the center of the thaig. She wondered about it. She thought she could feel the energy from the raw lyrium, and the blue glow made sense... but there was something disturbing in that energy, and the red glow confused her. Lyrium was blue, so what could be casting such a similar light right next to the lyrium?<br/><br/>"I think we will find lyrium," she said, nodding. "I also think we'll find something a bit more unpleasant than that lying in wait for us once we try to get it. That said, what's new? I'm glad to be out of that cage, don't get me wrong, but ever since I've gotten out it's been one unpleasant experience after another."<br/><br/>She paused for a moment, and silence enveloped them once more. "What about you? Have any opinion on what we should do with that lyrium once we find it? If we find it?"</span><br/><br/>Mesaraih's first reaction to hearing Ester's voice was guilt. Had he really been so loud as to wake her up? When he heard what she said, however, a smile tugged at his lips. Her words didn't carry the same resentful tone they usually did.<br/><br/>"Hm, interesting," he responded. "You only open your mouth to be sullen or insult someone, usually me. You don't give me any reasons to not piss you off, then go on to piss me off as well. You're a prisoner too. I got you out of the cage and it almost gave you a heart attack to show any gratitude..." Mesaraih trailed off. His voice wasn't demeaning, but something about his last statement bothered him.<br/><br/>"Not that you needed to show me gratitude. I was happy to help. And that's not sarcasm," he added.