Ayi sat as a child of but a few decades again and looked upon her last moments in awe, as if reliving an experience.  Turning to the old man, she realized that she was locked into a game that was being played at their expense, their being those she had most recently found.  They were his pawns...  Her brow remained even as she simply watched, searching for any clue before she was again dowsed into darkness...<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><div align="center">Post Interlude</div><br/>She was not ready, nor did she think she could be until she broke the master keepers hold upon them.  She lay quiet, well awake, wriggling from loose earth just where she had dropped from a dark and menacing portal.  The night was all present and there were imminent noises that suggested immediate action prudent.  With a quick breath, she focused all her will upon identifying the creature she knew she had heard at some point in her long life span.  Formulating all angles methodically, Ayi sprang up with her bow drawn, trusting her instincts to point her arrow to the danger lurking near, readying for any sort of offensive maneuver.<br/><br/>