Aveline nodded to Ari. "I hadn't meant to take so long, I was confused about what was being asked of me." She replied truthfully. "This is still so strange to me." Aveline's father watched Ari curiously. He could tell by the accent and what had been said before that he was Egyptian... ancient Egyptian too, somehow. And what Sarcophagus? He didn't question him just yet though. But he reminded himself to ask his daughter to explain who exactly this boy was later. He managed a wry smile as Ari introduced himself and nodded. He opened his mouth to speak when suddenly the man spoke again and the three disappeared in a cloud of smoke.<br/><br/>As the bright sunlight beat down on them, Aveline winced a bit. She had gotten so used to the darkness of the tomb and only having the light of her torch. It was much too bright out here for her eyes to adjust. She only wondered how poor Ari felt... being trapped in the tomb for who knows how long. And in that cramped crystal Sarcophagus no less.<span style="font-style: italic">"You have questions. I do not remember everything but you can ask."</span>Aveline nearly asked something, but her father took her by the arm gently. "Excuse us Ari for a moment. I just have to talk to Aveline alone for a second." As they got out of Ari's range, or so the dad assumed, he let go of her arm. "What is it?" "<br/><br/>What was he talking about back there? With the Sarcophagus and all of that? Where did you find him?" "Whoa, whoa, slow down there dad." Aveline replied "Besides, why don't you ask Ari? He would be more than willing to answer to the best of his ability. All I know is that I stumbled across a secret passage and an orb of some sort led me to the Sarcophagus where Ari had been-" "Your friend was<span style="font-style: italic">IN</span>a Sarcophagus?!" "I don't know why and I don't know how, but that's not the point. And why do you seem to be freaking out here? You're the scientist here. You should know how this kind of thing could happen." "Except for the fact that there is absolutely no possible answer to how that could ever happen." "But it did. Look, lets just ask Ari later, see if he knows anything. He probably half thinks you're yelling at me or something, and I doubt he wants to be left alone out here. It must have been so lonely for him, being stuck in the tomb for who knows how long." Aveline turned and headed back towards Ari. "Sorry about that. My father obviously is trying to figure out some possible way of how you could have been stuck in that crystal Sarcophagus like that and still be alive. He always needs some believable proof otherwise to him it isn't realistic. But obviously you should be proof enough." 'Though I myself still think this could be a dream.'