(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/209/kdgr.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Ralena Tharin</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow Headquarters<br/><strong>With:</strong>Lyuk, Alice, and Luca<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ralena smiled in relief when she saw that the others had come to join her, though shockingly it seemed that she was in the best condition of all of them. When all four of them were together again, Luca affirming that he'd be fine after a few bandages and he'd be good to go to wrap things up, Ralena moved forward and opened one of her pouches off on the side of her robes, where she kept her medical supplies. "It's not the greatest haul in the ever, and I've already used most of it on myself while I was waiting for you guys, but use whatever you can to patch yourselves up an get ready to roll." What Ralena had to offer basically consisted of typical bandages, a few pain killing pills, as well as half a container of magic ointment that would be able to seal small wounds. Truth be told, between the bandages and ointment, Luca and Lyuk could potentially be back in a fighting condition similar to Ralena's, though Alice's injuries and fatigue was on a totally different level.<br/><br/>Well, at least she could kill the pain for now since Luca and Lyuk wouldn't need any of the pills, and they'd help give her a small reserve of magic energy too. However, Alice wouldn't be just left out to dry with a few pills, as Ralena reached out and offered the blonde her hand. "Sorry I don't got much more to offer, I don't keep much more then what can fit in my pockets for when I'm out on the road. Here, gimme your hand, you were limping pretty bad on the way in here." At the very least, though, Ralena's solo travels and her desire to be prepared for any situation were able to help the group now. Then again, it was entirely possible that Ralena wasn't the only one carrying around a first aid kit, and any additions would be highly welcomed.<br/><br/>In any case, Ralena would offer herself as a support for Alice, as the group made their way towards the central section of the chamber, a massive flight of stairs leading downwards further into the darkness. "Alright... We've come this far, let's keep on keeping on!" As boldly as she could, Ralena would make her way down the stairs. Of course, if it turned out Alice needed her support, the two boys would be going first. When they finished their descent, they'd find themselves in a surprisingly adequately lit room, just like all the rooms and floors before it, this one was lit with torches that lined on either side of the walls. Now that the mages were in the deepest part of the building, it genuinely seemed like the modern age, and modern day conveniences, were lost on this entire hideout. That, however, wouldn't be much of a detail for discussion among the group, as before them laid a gargantuan circle with some kind of ancient symbol from an unknown dialect carved in the middle of it. At each intersection where the lines would meet one another in the symbol, there laid a piece of jewelry. Though also a small and unimportant detail, Mr. Paulbelter's necklace was among them, seemingly no more important then any of the others as they all seemed spaced out strategically and ritualistically.<br/><br/>Dead center of the circle was a man that looked very much like the textbook definition of the old soldier, sitting in a meditative pose with his legs crossed and his fingers lightly touching one another at the tips to form a circle in between his hands. His face was wrinkled and scarred, his eyes hardened and dark, his hair short and messy. When the Fairy Tail mages stepped up to him, he'd open an eye and let out an irritated groan.<strong>"My crows... They failed..."</strong>His eye would fall shut for a moment, and he'd let out another irritated groan before he got up to his feet and opened both eyes. Now that he was standing up, it was easy to tell that the old man towered over the Fairy Tail mages, standing at least eight to nine feet tall as he loomed over them.<strong>"I am Orpheaus Braun... The eyes of the Crow."</strong>