Despite her pride demanding she swallow it, the wounded woman isn't fully successful in swallowing the cry of pain welling up in her throat as Mila reset the broken leg. Once it was done, she took a few labored breaths, still wincing, then gave Mila a small, grim smile. "Thank you."<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the elf doesn't look or sound especially surprised by Lissa's assessment. "If that is all that can be done, young lady, then do what you can." Although he doesn't immediately comment on her excellent pronunciation, he isn't sharp with her the way he was when trading barbs with Gwerm.<br/><br/>In turn, the human noble huffs in response to the halfling's query. "Scrapes and aches, but nothing," he says pointedly, "that would slow us down."<br/><br/>The pair look about ready for their next round of unfriendly repartee when Mila intervenes. The blind Aravashnial is oblivious to her more demonic features... and so is Gwerm, albeit for a very different reason, seemingly bewitched now that he gets a better look at the tiefling. She hardly looks her best, covered in dust, smudges, and scrapes, but there's still that familiar gleam of lust in Gwerm's eyes as he takes in her beauty.<br/><br/>"Absolutely," he blurts in agreement, though it's hard to say whether he actually heard a single word he just agreed with. Aravashnial looks quite sour, clearly less than eager to agree, but it's clear the gears are turning in his mind, that he can do the math. Looking as if he's swallowed something distinctly unpalatable, he finally offers his (momentary) assent. "So be it."<br/><br/>Gwerm hates to see Mila go, but loves to watch her leave, but Aravashnial isn't free from such distractions. "I'm hardly in any state to fight, but in an emergency, I do have a trick or two."<br/><br/>The woman half-yelps in surprise when Tevreh picks her up before clamping down again, taking a moment before she regains her composure. It's clear she's embarrassed and likely even a little humiliated, but she's not in a position to refuse. "Not in the best shape, either, but assuming I can get my back to a wall, I can offer some support, but it looks like only four of my arrows survived the fall, and who knows how far it is until we reach the surface."<br/><br/>Gwerm, finally noticing the subject of conversation, appears somewhat disgruntled. "I could defend myself if anyone had a rapier. I can also offer a reward of a thousand gold pieces to be split among you, should you ensure my safe arrival to the surface," he's quick to add, as if trying to cover up for any martial inadequacy with another resource he has in vast abundance – wealth.<br/><br/>The good news, Mei discovers, is that they don't appear to have fallen into a cave where the only way out is the way they came in, but rather into a complex of winding caverns. The bad news is that, aside from the equipment they already have on them, there doesn't appear to be much in the way of anything worth salvaging.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Thanks to Mila's first aid, the human woman is now friendly, and thanks to her Diplomacy check, so is Aravashnial. Each alone would net you all 50 XP, so between the two, each of you receive a further 100 XP. <br/><br/>Reminder that barring certain actions to increase characters' regard (for example, Mila splinting the human woman's leg), characters can only use Diplomacy to improve relationships with characters once every 24 hours.</div></div>