<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/ljYAgW2.jpg)</div><br/>Judging from the look on the dwarf's face, Zerxel was willing to bet that whatever the glowing purple gem was, it was quite the prize even as she gave a little history as to its supposed origins.  Whether Moradin, the dwarven god of the forge and battle if her memory served, had indeed created the gem or not didn't matter to Zerxel, even if she found the legend interesting.  No, she wanted to know its practical use rather than its significance to her friend, which from how she had bonded the item to her spear, was some kind of powerful enchanting stone.<strong>"I'm genuinely happy for you Bo, truly, but just what can one of these stones do exactly?  That's what I'm curious about, but under less dire circumstances, I'd be far more interested in the legends you could likely tell me."</strong>She assured her friend with a pat on her shoulder before turning to Shugar and asking her question regarding the area around them.<br/><br/>Shugar's explanation about the buildings and the monsters living in the ruins was old news to herself and Bo, but the fact there was four exits out of the caldera and the compass pointing to the nearest one was not what she had wanted to hear, if the curse that escaped Zerxel's lips was anything to go by.  It wasn't Shugar's fault though, and so she let out a sigh and nodded as the bugbear struck a pose for a passing eyebot.  She did the same, cocking her right hip and stretching her leg leg forward as if she were preparing to take off at a moment's notice before straightening, slowly, to her full height in one fluid motion.  All the while, she tried to puzzle out how they were going to find the right exit, not believing for a moment that one or more of the exits weren't trapped or at least dead ends.  No, they had other priorities right then, and that was finding the key before someone else did, as Bo so pointed out.<strong>"It means we have a riddle on our hands, but thank you for sharing Shugar.  Let's focus on the key for now, but before we leave, there's at least one other matter me and Bo will need to tend to.  I am curious though, what other buildings have you come across that have phased in and out?  We came across a tavern and inn ourselves that's owned by a giant of a man.  Nice fellow, and while the rest of the patrons were nice too, only the owner was aware of where he truly was, and more importantly, when he was.  It's... a long story."</strong>