Mesaraih rolled his eyes. "Not this again," he said. "I'm pretty sure that doing what the spirit wants is the easiest way to find our way out of the forest." He put a foot on the mechanism to hold it in place and leaned back against the wall, stretching his arms out. As he did so, he looked over to Ester, who was still inside the courtyard. Behind her, he noticed the rock figures, which were roughly humanoid shaped but with no hands or feet, moving towards her. They were near silent due to the fact that they seemed to be floating just a bit off the ground.<br/><br/>"Either way, I've made my decision," he said, letting go of the mechanism and rushing over to meet the rock wraiths. "Also, right behind you," he added as he walked past Ester to face them.<br/><br/>He drew his daggers out, knowing they were unlikely to be particularly effective but feeling more comfortable with weapons at his disposal.<br/><br/>"Damn it," Valehna hissed, drawing her newly acquired staff. She enchanted Mesaraih and Tal's weapons with a soulrot coating so that their weapons would be more effective against the living rocks that faced them, then directed an arching bolt of electricity towards the attackers.<br/><br/>Mesaraih grinned when he saw his weapons glowing with a green magical energy, then sidestepped a thrust from one of the rock wraith's arms. He slashed at the arm and was satisfied to see his dagger sink into the rock, the magic melting away at it. The rock wraith moved faster than he anticipated, however, and before he could capitalize on his advantage it swung another arm at him, hitting him in the chest and nearly ripping through his armor. He stumbled back, growling softly under his breath.