<span style="color: #00FF00">Valehna nodded as she ran her fingers over the key. She focused on the energy surrounding it, trying to draw from it as if it were lyrium. She opened her eyes widely as a rush of energy coursed through her body, immediately revitalizing her. She stood up all of a sudden, feeling too overcome with raw energy to sit, and stared at the key in her hand. How could such a tiny thing possibly hold so much power?<br/><br/>"Yeah..." Valehna said, looking up at Tal again. "Let's go try it." The key glowed a deeper, more ominous shade of red. Valehna shuddered slightly, wondering whether it could be harmful.</span><br/><br/>Mesaraih smiled at Ester's response, noticing her coming closer to him. She seemed to be deep in thought about a decision, which made him wonder how much she must really resent the others for having accused her.<br/><br/>When she finally agreed to come back with them, Mesaraih gave an audible sigh of relief. "Good," he said, noticing how close to him she had come. He smirked. "I was going to say you could come into my personal space any time you'd like, but it seems you didn't need an invitation either."<br/><br/>He paused for a moment as he felt the warmth of her body next to him. He was strangely tempted to take hold of her again.<br/><br/>"Hey," he said, lifting her face with two fingers so that she was looking at him. "I'm not going to pretend to understand why I feel this way. But you can count on me. For anything I can help with. And if you start to lose your temper... well, I hope you'll let me try to calm you down."