Aveline nodded as Ari spoke again, understanding his English... he caught onto her language quicker than expected. When he got up, she stepped forward to try to help him, but by that time he was already on his feet and standing.<span style="font-style: italic">"I must protect the bearer of light and the man with her. Hurry...we do not have much time."</span>The girl was confused by this, and at the moment slightly doubting her sanity in all of this... perhaps she was dreaming? What a crazy dream this would be. As the man put his hands on her shoulders, she could feel the warmth of his skin even through her thick shirt.... a strange mystery, as he had been stuck in the crystal coffin for who knows how long. How was he still alive? She would save the questions for later though.<br/><br/>Aveline stumbled a bit as the two reappeared back in the passageway she had been in before she'd found the secret entrance... which, now that she looked, was shut and hidden again, as if it had never been there in the first place. 'Am I going crazy or something?' She thought, though following after Ari as he took off in the direction of where her father and the other scientists were. She glances to the men surrounding her father, who had back against the wall as they approached him with their weapons. The girl nodded to Ari as he told her he'd deal with the attackers. Aveline was a bit surprised as the green orb surrounded her and there was one around her dad as well.<br/><br/>Aveline kept her gaze on he fight, a thousand things going through her mind at the moment though. Why was Ari protecting her and her father? How had he known her dad was in danger? What exactly was he? It was obvious to her he wasn't a nromal human... for many reasons. He would have suffocated long before not in the coffin of his... and no one can create these orbs like he did... nor teleport from place to place either. 'This dream is getting weirder and weirder.' As the battle finished and the orb around her disappeared, Aveline looked over at Ari. She nodded at his question, managing a smile. "I'm fine."<br/><br/>Aveline's father looked at his daughter at the strange man. "Might I ask who your friend is, Ava?" He questioned, not exactly knowing what to expect. He'd managed to catch onto bits of what Ari had been saying before, enough to interpret a slight meaning and what was going on... but it still really confused him. Aveline looked towards her father, then to Ari. "Dad, this is Ari. Ari, this is my father, Dr. Samuel Brystan." The father rolled his eyes at his daughter's formality, though exceptionally curious about Ari.