The trio gathered their belongings, made sure their gear was set, and then left the relatively cooler shade to step out into the blazing Laelith heat.  The sun almost directly above them now, they felt the heat from not only the ruins but baked into the ancient stone of the ruined buildings all around them.  The trip back to the wall was rather quick, as all three were eager to get out of the heat, but still took a little over two hours.  Certainly they could have gone quicker, but not if they wished to remain safe and alert.  So all three of them were aware of their surroundings.  There was more than one point where they heard noises in the ruins nearby, as if they were being followed or tracked by something.  But whatever it was never made itself visible.<br/><br/>Finally they found themselves back at the gates, their skin pinkish as the reality of a likely sunburn and possible heat exhaustion set in only when they reached the shade of the gigantic city wall.  Sil sighed in releif,<strong>"I'm straight back to my home to shake Ylene awake and beg her for some healing.  I'm sure you two could join me if you like."</strong><br/><br/>Paladin Etron shook his head no,<strong>"I've my own goddess granted healing.  In honesty I want to go back to my small basement apartment, get out of these clothes and back into my real form.  Likewise you are both welcome to come join me."</strong><br/><br/>Sil shook her head,<strong> "No, I wish to go home also, thank you though.  I'll study these notes.  Hopefully in a day or two I'll have a better idea on how to get through that portal.  Miyuki, if you'd like to join me at the academy library, I'm sure you would be helpful.  It's boring work though, we're going to be pouring over old books and scrolls for a few days.  Many long boring hours."</strong><br/><br/>Etron chuckled as the gates finally began to open to allow them back into the city,<strong>"Where are you off to Miyuki?  Sil and Ylenes?  Back to my place?  I wouldn't suggest letting that beautiful skin go untreated."</strong>Miyuki also realized that the alchemist Velma Thunderaxe would likely have a good treatment for sun heated skin.  So too would the clerics at the city temple, which she had been thought about visiting at some point since hearing about it.  Though right now, the thought of just collapsing into a bed sounded amazingly good also.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc level up</div><div class="spoiler_body">IF you want, you can advance Miyuki to the next level.  She's experienced enough to go up a level.  If you're happy with where she is and want to stay that level, we could discuss in PM a different form of character advancement instead.</div></div>