Well, Green essence?  Wood, and then water, how fitting.  On to their makeshift town, and... well, they weren't kidding about clothing; there was not much combined, let alone on a one of them.  Oh?  And Liara had a kid?  Well, Liara was older than she looked...<br/><br/>Of course, of interest was the 'inverted' manse.  So large quantities of essence used, and it causes a 'ringing' that lasts for a short period of time... eight days if they work at it, she'd find out.  Less if they try and dig out.  Terrestrials did not have much of an essence pool though, but she did, she could sense she did.  Her plan, based on everything, was to power the manse herself, let them focus solely on working.  Less they had to focus on, less distractions, less problems, sooner they could get out of here.  She wanted to help them, hoped she could, now was just a matter of succeeding, and she felt she had that power.<br/><br/>So, assuming they were okay with the plan - it seemed as if they really were accepting of ANY idea at this point - she would take her place in the 'training' manse and focus on keeping it up and running, once they were well prepared.  The best way she knew how?  Martial arts!  She already had a form-charm active, and martial arts was one way beyond sorcery that dealt with a continuously controlled manipulation of essence, allowing one to shape and form it as they needed it to.  A form already active, and with the added effect of her boots resonating her essence throughout her body more fluidly, leaving trails of red in her wake, the careful control of essence - especially since her senses told her she had QUITE a bit of essence - shouldn't be too hard.<br/><br/>So she started with a kata, moved to the next, flowing from one motion to the next, getting into a trance of sorts, clearing her mind, a moving meditation as she focused on slowly, carefully, releasing her essence in a most controlled fashion, for as long as she could, or at least as long as she needed to.  It would be a feat, but she was up for the task, she<em>had</em>to be up for the task!<br/><br/>((4STA = 2 hits, 5Lore = 2 hits, 2 Bonus = 3 hits))