Eric rushes back to the group, doing his best not to spill the water.<br/><br/>"Here," he says, handing a coneful of water of pure water to Arkain, "Give this to him. I hope it helps." He looks at the warrior. "I'm worried... For him, and about what did this. Who would've done this to him?"<br/><br/>He turns to Crystal. "He said something about your homeland. Has anything strange been going on there, anything bad?" He hadn't been around while the ferret was explaining the situation, so he didn't know what the ferret had said.<br/><br/>A few seconds later, his ears point straight up as he realizes something worrisome. "Wait a minute... Crystal, back in the cave, you mentioned someone had stolen a 'stone of dark powers.' Do you think it might have been the person who stole the stone that did this?"