Azric smiled as the flower teleported them.  He could do an entire thesis based on a visit to hell.  He'd bet none of his professors would have ever dared such a trip.<br/><br/>The topography of hell- stoned cliffs and pits of fire mostly- were of no surprise to Azric.  He'd read the texts, and the descriptions didn't vary much.  The smell of brimstone was faint.  He looked around and saw Tess standing agape as if not believing what she was seeing.  He'd almost forgotten she had no concept of this place..<br/><br/>"Hell....hell is....is real?" she said with wide eyes.  Foe a moment he thought she was going to burst into tears.<br/><br/>All of the things he as an apprentice mage took for granted- the reality of magic as well as the existence of both good and evil as tangible entities- these were things Tess along with most mortals had probably never pondered.  She'd only accepted Cass through the demon's own use of her magic.  But this threatened to unravel the girl's fragile concept of reality.  To Azric, it was almost funny.<br/><br/>"You're safe, Tess.  Yes...hell is real.  As is heaven, although I don't think we'd be welcome there.  Cass will protect us.  You're going to see things few mortals will ever see- while alive at least.  And you get to leave at the end.  Consider us all very lucky."<br/><br/>He grabbed Tess's hand as Cass began walking.  The succubus appeared to be concentrating on their surroundings as if reminiscing on things she hadn't seen in a while.  The various- and sometimes grotesque- denizens of hell they passed glanced at them but made no threatening moves.  They probably assumed the two mortals were Cass's prisoners, and to intervene would be to provoke a fight.  Though Cass wasn't anywhere close to the top of hell's hierarchy, she was strong enough not to be messed with.  Azric took it all in with an almost obscene joy  as he led the speechless Tess after their guide toward what appeared to be some kind of  habitation.