"Dear Azeyma..." Even by just the sound of those wings flapping in the mist could Eilnear tell that the approaching being was huge. But even she hadn't expect to see such a being like this, shivers traveling up her spine as she beheld the great stone guardian. Her eye, panicking, scanned over the stone creature in a hurry, wondering just how she was going to combat this beast. After all, she had to get by it somehow and something told her that it might not understand human-tongue. But...could she really take on such a vigilant figure an expect to win?<br/><br/>Despite her battle ready stance, Eilnear noticed that the mineral-made behemoth made no sound or noise of intimidation. Nor had it assumed a combat stance of its own. In fact, the burly woman could feel it looking right at her, apparently waiting for her to make a move of sorts. Perhaps getting physical with this figure wasn't the idea at hand. And soon, her mind shot back to the milestone. "Pay the toll of coin...or blood..."<br/><br/>The warrior would holster her battle axe before digging around in her pocket and pulling out one of the five coins from earlier. Indeed, they were the only sort of coin she had on her person. And holding up to the stony beast, they almost resembled each other in material, both made from stone with signs of wear upon them. Was this the coin that the passage referred to? Either way, there was only one way to find out, Eilnear raising up the coin to the stony behemoth as though requesting it take it.