"I certainly hope so. I weren' jokin' with him in tha slightest." Marric gives the guard a weary smile of his own, but he's unable to hide just how drained he feels. So much still on his plate, and now he won't even have more than a night to rest.<br/><br/>No sense in bringing his friends down, though... especially not when they seem as excited as they do. And if her brief stint as a living lightning rod is any indication, it's looking Lissu has found out how to control the book.<br/><br/>"Alrighty... that's taken care of, fer now..." Marric makes sure to make his approach and voice heard as he draws closer, just in case some of that lightning should accidentally come his way. He might be able to dodge it, but Lissu still has his guardian ring... and he has no desire to test his luck without it. "Looks like I gotta head back out in the mornin', though. If ya wanna take a look at this dagger, Elfie, I can leave it with ya overnight... I can pick it up when I come back ta check the map for more shards..."