The man, or who appeared to be mostly one, nodded to her before glancing behind them. The flames had moved past the cottage and were spidering through the forest around them, some tendrils closer than others.<br/><br/>"It's either that or stay low in the water. It should work." He spoke with a cough, covering his mouth with his now damp cloak and taking a deep breath. Lifting her up with his bad arm around her waist he held her close and quickly darted across the slippery rocks and into the torrent of water. For a moment she could hear nothing but the static of water and felt the pressure of the water sink her closer against him. Then suddenly everything was clear and they were through.<br/><br/>The light of the sun and flame lit the back of the waterfall rather well. From inside they could see the flickering lights and resonating booms as trees in the distance collapsed and took others down with it. Slowly he placed her back on her feet and sat down against the wall, head resting gently against it.<br/><br/>"Looks like it goes a little further. Did you know this was here or were you just guessing?" There was just enough head room for her to stand, but while he was up he had to hunch over slightly. It was lucky he didn't run straight into it and bounce back into the spray of the waterfall. What he said was true. The wider, flat area they were in narrowed down into a smooth path that snaked out of view.<br/><br/>"I think we might have some time to rest." He added, closing his eyes, but not yet falling asleep. The water had cleaned him off of any remaining soot, or regained soot, from the fires. The sun and fire from outside lit his body well enough to see that the wounds on his body were healed with impressive speed, not to mention the incredible assistance she provided. Still, it seemed that the ordeal had drained his stamina and he would need some time to rest before they moved again. The question was, even if they wanted to go somewhere, when would they be able to leave?