Shenyo's tail drifted along the edge of that abyss as long as they walked alongside it. There was not much to say in reply to her as they walked, his eyes fixated on the fire in her hand. To the normal eye it was a dancing flame of yellow and orange. To his, it was quite different. There were many different colors and sparks of the magic deep within her.<br/><br/>One hand gently rested upon her shoulder as she led the way forward. As she tired he gently pushed her on, until finally it seemed she had gone too far. "Yes, I did." He replied to her. "If you don't mind I think this will be a little faster, and a little safer." Without another word one arm went up and under her knees, the bracing her back and head as he lifted her into his arms. The hand holding the flame was facing away from them, so she could still guide them with it.<br/><br/>"You seemed to be getting tired. I don't need you falling asleep and leaving me blind in here." He added with a soft laugh as he continued to push forward up the steep incline. It wasn't soon after he lifted her up that stronger gusts of fresh air began to hit them, clearing the musty air from their lungs. There was a faint amount of light beginning to slip into their vision as well, a small light at the end of the tunnel.<br/><br/>They came to an old wooden trap door that had seen better days. Half of it was rotted clean through, and as Shenyo pushed against it the rest fell to pieces with a clatter against the rough path behind them. It opened up into half of an old stone cellar. The half they were on was somewhat intact. The other half had crumbled into a pile to the point of letting in rays of light into their side of the room.<br/><br/>Shenyo started to say something to her before stopping abruptly, head snapping to the other side of the room. There was a group of people, or what were once people, huddled down in a corner making small noises. They were crouched around something, and with a fresh gust of wind brought the scent of fresh blood. Were these even vampires? Or were they ghouls? The better question was how they didn't notice the noise they had just made already.