<div class="floatright"><div align="center"><em>Tahkina<br/></em>(http://i.imgur.com/fx36g0U.png)</div></div><br/>Tahkina nodded her head,<strong>"That is of course your decision to make.  I will follow any commands you give me, for this level at least.  But while I understand your reluctance at dealing with the spiderlings, I am naked save these peasant clothes and this simple wooden staff.  Several days have already passed on this level, and I know not how I will arm and prepare myself for the next level.  If you leave me to the mercy of the third level, with no advantages, and with this corruption in my blood, then certainly i shall fall again.  You've seen enough dungeons in the past to know the odds of me surviving to the reaping level without some power of my own."</strong><br/><br/>It was true, Zerxel did know that Tahkina was in a bit of a bad spot.  If they ever got seperated, especially on later levels, and the corrupted woman didn't have much to defend herself, she would certainly fall in some way.  Tahkina continued,<strong>"I have no right to question your judgement, but I will say that if my choice is to continue onto the third level with no gear, nothing save your charity, I would rather you give me over to the spiderlings now.  It would be far preferable to be a brood mother for their vile kind for a generation of their eggs then it would be to fall and be defeated in the dungeon, to become a soul fruit again, and risk utter oblivion of my very soul."</strong><br/><br/>The eyebots had re-activated once they'd stopped talking about the secrets of the dungeon and zipped around to focus on Bo, now exiting the tavern.<strong>"All right ladies, are we off for the golden door then?" </strong>She asked in her hearty voice, all traces of anger now gone, though she didn't appear especially happy either.  She just looked.... determined.<br/><br/>Tahkina looked to Zerxel and said,<strong>"I go where Zerxel wishes, and she may wish me to use my limited magic to find your friend."</strong>