Mesaraih looked behind him as the Qunari came forth, a bit irritated at the interruption. He looked sideways at Valehna, who seemed to have hung back just a bit by the foot of the stairs. She seemed somewhat uncomfortable. He grimaced slightly as everything began to shake. A resounding crash could be heard as more pillars were knocked down.<br/><br/>"That thing is bringing the whole entrance down on us," Mesaraih said. "What if we get trapped underneath trying to get back there? The dwarves said there's another way out through the passage, so I say we go that way."<br/><br/>Valehna nodded without looking at either Mesaraih or Ester. A couple of stray rocks flew into the room from the crumbling staircase behind Valehna.<br/><br/>"Yeah, I definitely don't want to go through there," he said.<br/><br/>He quickly walked over to the bookcase and put two hands on it, pushing it to the side. It moved to the side slowly, and once the passage was revealed he stepped aside and looked at the others expectantly.<br/><br/>"You're not thinking about going back upstairs, do you?" he asked at large.<br/><br/>Valehna shook her head. "I'd rather not," she said. "If that thing wants a fight, it's going to have to come find us." She finally stepped into the room, glancing at Ester for only a split second. Her mouth was knit in a hard line as she walked into the passage.