About twenty minutes later the two contestants had two small piles of food on top of one of the counters.  The first was food that looked absolutely safe to eat and even carry with them, some small fruit with a tough fleshy rind and a few loaves of bread.  Also, Kirsta had found the water pump and tested it, finding the water that came from it to be clean and clear.  She had a small water skin that she filled, though it appeared Zerxel was out of luck at the moment for finding any way to carry the potable water with her.<br/><br/>The second pile of food the pair had deemed questionable at best, having obviously already been handled by the little gobbers or was likely to spoil or be spoiled already.  Kirsta offered to divide up the food, coming up with a solid four meals of the safe food before piling her half into her small satchel.  If Zerxel wished, it would be an easy matter to wrap the food in a clean cloth and store it in one of her gems.  The pair continued on for a little while and was lucky enough not to come across any other patrols or monsters.<br/><br/>However after a while the torches in the halls and rooms began to burn slightly dimmer.<strong> "Night is falling, things are going to get more difficult soon."</strong><br/><br/>But as Zerxel checked her compass at an intersection they came across their first difficult choice since earlier.<strong>"Hmmm Kirsta said nodding at her own compass.  It looks like my chosen counselor is this way, while yours is off to the left." </strong>The pair looked down the passage to the left and felt aprehension.  The passage was nearly pitch black.  Far in the distance a single torch flickered dimly along the wall, but it left a long stretch of unlit passage.  Even with Zerxel's superior drow eyesight, she had to admit that it would likely be easier to spring an ambush or trap upon someone heading down that direction.  Kirsta offered,<strong>"You could stick with me and maybe find another counselor along the path I'm going to travel?"</strong>