Wanting to leave the cavern and the heavy scents that hang in the air you swiftly pack together what you can, Kasumi helping Red with your fallen comrade’s petrified form whilst Deneve and Rose split the looted arcane gear.<br/>You exit the cave, receiving a shock as your lungs accustomed to the thin, weak air conjured forth by the bat creature are flooded with the rich atmosphere of the cliff side. Taking a moment to recover and banish the black spot from your vision you turn your attention to the task of climbing down the ledge. After some persuading, Red reluctantly agrees to tie the rope around Daria and then the four of you lower her down together. The rest of you follow, Rose using the last of her energy to summon a simple creature to secure the rope, who then disappears, returning it to you at the bottom of the ledge.<br/>Descending the cliff face proves to be the hardest part of your journey and Red and Kasumi are frequently forced to stop and rest whilst Deneve and Rose scout out the way below. Through patience and persistence however you manage to reach the tree line. Now all that remains is the gruelling task of hauling the stone statue all the way back to the elven camp.<br/>Red soon tires and is replaced by Rose. Once again frequent, regular intervals prove to be the key to the task, as none of you are especially strong. After six and a half hours, by which time the Sun has long set and midnight is well and truly on its way, Deneve ventures out ahead of you to inform the elves of your arrival. Mercifully you have sighted no bat creatures, although you at one point you where certain you heard wings flapping that could not have belonged to a bird.<br/>Only twenty minutes after she left Deneve return with two elves: the female who helped you dissect the first bat creature’s corpse, and an unknown male with short, light brown hair dressed in bright cotton garbs. “What happens?” the female inquires, rushing over to Daria’s form with the male close behind, who moves next to Rose to help you with your load, his eyes lingering on Kasumi with silent confusion before being downcast.