Nirael's first thoughts on waking up were on where he was and if the others were safe. Part of him was very grateful when he saw the others so close to him, but another part of him wanted to panic right away at the realization they were all still there. He wanted them to be safe from the advacing forces but they were all in the temple still. Had he failed them? Had it ended up as a failure when he wanted to save not only them but their settlement as well? Had his greed cost them all so greatly? He worried about that a moment, but then decided he would not find anything just laying there.<br/><br/>He needed answers. Looking at Mara and then at the matriarch, as well as the key, he grasped the artefact tightly before moving to shake on the matriarch's shoulder gently but insistently. If a gentle shake wasn't enough, he would shake her a bit harder, but he decided to leave it at that, if she would not awaken, then he'd let her rest, it had been a stressful night and she had to protect the others in addition to everything else. Nonetheless, one thing was certain. He had to move over to the door and have a look outside. He had to make sure they were safe, maybe he had actually dragged not just the people but the temple itself that was the center of all those powers with him. Things just felt so peaceful, he quietly prayed to the Primal Gods to have mercy upon them all that they had reached safety.<br/><br/>Moving over, he reached a hand down to stroke Lunari's cheek and kiss her cheek, whispering to her.<strong>"Time to wake up Lunari, we need to see where we are..."</strong>He gave a shake to her shoulder, before moving over towards Nilari to give her shoulder a firm squeeze and a shake trying to get her to wake up as well.<strong>"Wake up, please, we have daylight upon us and we are still here, we need to find out about our surroundings. Please, I need both you and Lunari."</strong>He smiled quietly but quietly struggled to keep calm. He needed to see that everything was fine. He needed to see they were safe. Yet at the same time a dreadful feeling at the pit of his stomach cast doubts on what he had done, whether or not they were safe or if they'd find the armies of foes waiting for their 'spoils of war' outside the temple cocky and arrogant in their triumph over the elves, but at least they were not in chains or bound, but all knocked out like this, he felt a dread feel from the thought of how things might have gone.<br/><br/>No, he had to shake those dreads away and move over to the temple doorway quickly, needing to see his surroundings, to see if they were there in the village or elsewhere, and if the village had come along, if they were still around the area they had been before or not. He needed to be sure what had happened, he had crossed through the portal and intended to save everyone even if it cost him greatly, and needed to see if he had succeeded despite his fears and doubts, or if they had only moments to flee. He quietly hoped that he had succeeded and surpassed his expectations, but quietly prepared for the worst just in case. The Matriarch, Lunari and Nilari were the ones he thought most needed to see the moments ahead, but whether he'd be putting up a feeble effort to slow the foes down to give others a last chance to get safe, or if it was time to celebrate would be seen soon.