Maria's jaw nearly drops when she sees the damage to the young man's stomach, and it takes a good deal of effort not to let the churning in her stomach show on her face. What in the names of the gods had he been doing to do ruin his belly like that?<br/><br/>Thankfully, the monk is spared from the awkward situation by the arrival of the Elfie, who quickly shoos her from the room to go back about her initial business. Though as the monk makes her way back into the shadowy darkness, she realizes that confusion and curiosity have (temporarily, at least) overwhelmed her... baser instincts. So she wills herself back up to the Observatory, to meet up with the Halfling and maybe figure out what could have done so much damage to the young man's body.<br/><br/>And for some reason, she finds herself wondering about seeking out those fey she'd met on her first night out in the forest...