Maria glanced down one hallway, then another. Dottie and Grumush had gone together with the elf down one hallway while their tiefling companion had followed Golsha down another. Both viable options, so Maria decided to employ that tried and true method of choosing something:<br/><br/>Pick at random and hope for the best.<br/><br/>With that in mind she hurried down the path after Golsha and Teanna, preferring their company over the solitude of the fork, and keeping Ari close at hand, both for the company and to keep their little party from being any further split.<br/><br/><span style="color: #b30000">"Mind if we tag along?"</span>She asked as she caught up to them, noticing the slight squish of her shoes on the floor as a dampness seemed to permeate the place.<span style="color: #b30000">"Considering our relative lack of defense, I suppose we could do well to benefit from overwhelming offense."</span>She smiled, though still sorely remembering the near-lethal wound she had received earlier.<br/><span style="color: #b30000"><br/>
"Thanks to the rather impressive echo of the cave, Teanna, I could not help but overhear our interest. Have you considered some study in the arcane? No offense meant to our lovely companion here..."</span>she gestured to Golsha<span style="color: #b30000">"...but oftentimes wilder magic can be a bit choosy, while the arcane arts reward the dedicated above all else."</span>Even as she walked and moved she kept one arm on Ari on one way or another, having come to enjoy her immediate presence.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>