Aelwen kept her composure as they asked her whether she had been a soldier. "No, I've never been part of any armed forces. I only have small amounts of experience defending myself when I've needed to," she lied, as she had never actually been in any combat in her life before that encounter. But given how it had gone, she was growing in confidence somewhat in her ability to defend herself if she needed to. Of course there would be harder enemies that she may have to face, which would cause her issues, but at least she had her healing magic as well if she needed it.<br/><br/>"Oh, I won't be going back with the two of you... if it's okay, I was hoping you could give me directions to the springs?" she asked, as Orlox and Luke prepared to head back to town. She listened carefully as Orlox described the way, and as she had a good memory, she was able to remember his instructions clearly. "Thank you for your care, Orlox. I have confidence I will come back to you safely, but it's nice to know that you will come looking for me should I not return in time," she said with a gentle smile.<br/><br/>With that, she made her way in the direction that Orlox had indicated, travelling for around two hours before finding the cascading waterfall with a cave that led into the hill. She was surprised to see that the first room only had a dull basin with no moving water at all, so she explored around the room until she found the text on the wall, which she read easily. Smiling to herself, she pressed against the stone before taking a step backwards in case there was any danger associated with it - but the wall moved away without any immediate danger.<br/><br/>Treading lightly, she moved through the doorway and came to the three-way intersection. Her nature meant that she was very thorough and careful as she explored the area, soon coming across another hidden door, which she opened up again. Her eyes lit up at all of the jewelry that she found, and she began to collect it, being wary about the possibility of it being cursed, otherwise she would have put it on. If it was safe, though, she was quite keen to adorn herself with the gorgeous amber necklace.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Is there any way of knowing if the jewelry is cursed or not?</div></div><br/>Once she had stored all of the jewelry and gold in her backpack, she moved on, deciding to follow the right wall, and moved around the corridor (through room 6). If nothing happened in room 6, she would find the door on the right (to 16) and open it carefully, peering inside, her mace at the ready in the hope that she wouldn't be surprised by anything unpleasant.