<span style="color: #00FF00">Valehna woke up and thought she was in a dream. It had all the qualities of one: a surreal setting, vaguely familiar characters, being thrust into the middle of a situation she didn't quite understand. She soon regained her senses, however, and rememberd what had just happened. She stood up quickly, only to feel herself go dizzy and nearly pass out again. She willed herself to stay awake, however, and she used the bit of mana that she had replenished to coat Tal's weapon in the acidic nature toxin she had fired at the rock wraiths earlier.</span><br/><br/>"That smile is going to be something I'll learn to miss, as I don't expect I'll see too much of it after this," Mesaraih responded, still smiling. "But I'm glad you've come to appreciate me a little."<br/><br/>He was aware of Ester still holding onto his arm, though he made no move to show it. He put on a thoughtful expression. "I suppose we have helped each other out a bit, at that."<br/><br/>He cupped the water flask in between his feet, then tossed it up by lifting his leg in a snap motion. Catching it with his free hand, he unstoppered it and turned it upside down, holding the water from falling out with his thumb. He rubbed his thumb with his forefinger then caught a few strands of Ester's hair between them, pulling it out in front for her to see.<br/><br/>"You've got some blood on your hair," he said quickly, hoping to not upset her so quickly after this moment. "It's really noticeable with that silver color."