Lathus let out a wary sigh after checking to be sure everybody had made it through safely and realizing that there was no turning back now.  It wasn't long before he became aware that he was holding the only light source in the pitch blackness and got an idea of how fantastic of a target that would make him.  Reaching down to pick up a palm-sized rock, he made the same somatic gesture and word of power he had moments before and the light along the blade of his sword died out while at the same time the rock in his hand became the source of illumination.  At that point he sheathed his sword and placed the small light source behind an even larger rock to obstruct the amount of light that was visible further down the tunnel.  With another illumination spell, four dimly glowing red spheres of light flickered into existence which he guided with his will to hover at ground level spread out in a line about a hundred feet out from their new camp.<br/><br/>Not knowing what else to do, he slowly made his way to Madoka before kneeling down next to her and placing his hand on her shoulder in a comforting gesture.  "It's not as bad as it seems." He said in the hopes of making some headway in consoling her.  "We may be in the cave now, but at least we have solid walls in all directions save from one that offers very little cover for anything to sneak up on us.  The only thing that's really changed is that we don't have to worry about quite so many bugs or waking up soaked with morning dew.  Granted we're in the unenviable position of having to sleep on compacted dirt, but I hear that laying on flat surfaces from time to time is good for your back.  And if I'm wrong, well I'll help you work out any knots in your muscles by means of apology."  It wasn't his best attempt at humor, but he was still a little shaken from the explosion and would have to settle with trying to distract her from her worries the best he could.<br/><br/>"I'll take first watch tonight."  Lathus said addressing the group as a whole.  "I can keep this light show going for a while to give us ample warning to anything that may grow curious about the cave-in."