"Infernals as in?" Maia lifted two fingers to her forehead to indicate horns, "You'll have to forgive me for finding that a little hard to believe. Why would fiends ally themselves with anyone? If anything, it'd turn out like my home." She frowned at those last words and despite the danger, still felt the temptation to see the Chelaxians for herself and disprove what was being said about them.<br/><br/>She smirked at Celeste's reasoning then quietly murmured, "So you want to preserve a fossil..." before her gaze fell to the ground. "You'll only find two real allies in Ulduvai. Myself and my father. Everything else will be trying to devour or kill us or watching us from above...at least until we end the curse." She shook her head, then. Had she said too much and chased away any potential assistance? She could hear her father's amused voice in her thoughts, calling her his poor, naive little girl.<br/><br/>She looked up at Celeste's question and mistook it for an invitation to ride on her horse. She pointed towards the equine creature and asked, "You mean... But wouldn't I just frighten it?"