The more or less forced march from the tree hollow and the arduous descent over the next eight or more hours sapped what little energy Speaker managed to gather in his meditations. The adjustment to the darkness and the bioluminescent beauty of the deeper forest hardly made up for it, though it did give him something to think about, something to consider taking notes on. The planet, for all its dangers and deadliness, was still a fascinating and beautiful place, well worth documenting even if only to serve as a warning to others.<br/><br/><span style="color: #4da6ff">"Are we getting any closer to the base? I do not wish to complain but exhaustion is becoming a real issue and i trust it is not just me feeling it."</span>he directed the question to Akris and paused for a bit to catch his breath and rub his temples. He invited the human/naga hybrid to guide them, his experience of the world invaluable and hopefully enough to prevent the rest of the group from getting caught up in anything deadly.<br/><br/>Once they reached the 'bottom', or whatever it was that made for a bottom layer on this planet, Speaker blearily stared at the still blackness and should no one, or no thing point out its deadly nature, he'd be inclined to reach out for it.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>