"Of course you're in a hurry to get out of here," Valehna said, crossing her own arms. "You don't want us to find out the truth. I don't want to condemn you, but you'll forgive me if I find it a little difficult to trust you right now. Especially when you're being so secretive."<br/><br/>Mesaraih sighed. "Can we discuss this some other time? Maybe around a campfire, when we don't have other things to do?"<br/><br/>Valehna looked at him. "We could. I'm not even sure you're you right now, though. For all I know Ester is controlling your mind with blood magic."<br/><br/>Mesaraih raised an eyebrow. "Really? It can do that? Sounds kind of useful, to be honest. Now, let's take a look at these statues, shall we?"<br/><br/>Valehna wanted to say more, but bit her tongue instead. There would be another opportunity to bring this up. "Fine," she finally said. "Let's get those keys for now. But we're not done on this yet. Ester, want to use your<span style="font-style: italic">elemental </span>magic on this one?"<br/><br/>"You're being unnecessarily rude," Mesaraih said, before turning to Ester. He hoped she wouldn't be too annoyed. The last thing they all needed was infighting, especially now. He walked past her and towards the statue Valehna had pointed at, giving her arm a small squeeze as he passed by to try to communicate to her to stay calm.