((Sorry, work has been kicking me in the pants...))<br/><br/>He smiled when they seemed to reach a mutual understanding.  If she had wanted an explanation as to what he knew, or when he knew it, it probably wouldn't have provided much comfort to know this had all began with a hunch, and really it still wasn't any clearer to him.  He was glad she had such loyalty to her word.<br/><br/>"Thank you. We'll go, then."  Waiting for her to scrape up some treasure, Diran only took a ring of white gold with a black diamond in it for himself. The diamond was etched with an embossment of the Beast's symbol. Handing Linai the rope, he watched her climb into the sun as he held it steady. "Whatever happens to me, come back and take it all when this is over. Even if I live through this I don't believe I'll need it."<br/><br/>Diran climbed up after her. It was strange how he felt more powerful inside, but his hands still ached as they held the rough texture of rope. His body was still human.  Was the god really inside him?<br/><br/>A bit shaky from the ordeal and then the climb, Diran was grateful to look up and see her offering help as he struggled to get through the hole.  He took her hand and used it to help heave himself out.  Outside it seemed like nothing had happened.  Diran stood, brushing himself off and sighing as he looked around the vast stretches of nothing.  How was he supposed to know which way to go?