<div class="floatleft">(http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae348/Stef82K/Private/Mermaid/tiina_23_zpsawk6jsy2.jpg)</div>The feeling of annoyance from Sydney did not escape the sea-blue haired bard, but before she could respond in kind the sarcasm that oozed from the sorceress' mouth cause Lorelei to snicker. Violence wasn't always the solution, was there some great and powerful entity that tallied the deaths attributed to each of them for some kind of reward? Hogwash! She wasn't so naive to throw caution to the wind either. These creatures were survivalists, cunning, opportunistic and mendacious, she kept her eyes open and careful watch of their surroundings. When Phelypsis took the lead there was no argument from her and it was to some relief that the kobold construction they insisted was a ladder did snap immediately.<br/><br/>As the little things led them through the ruins, Lorelei stopped several times and had to be prodded to move again. She couldn't let some of the runes, carvings and architecture pass by! "Oh my!" would often escape her lips as she took in the history and thought of all the legends and stories that the cracked and worn buildings could tell if only they could talk. Not to mention a sunken city was kind of delightful! As they descended she was getting more and more comfortable and stopping more frequently. She was quite pleased that they won over the affections of the kobolds who guided them so smoothly through the labyrinthian city.<br/><br/>An odd smell, something that reminded her of home caused her to lose interest in the buildings as she felt the tug on her shirt. "World bend?" she echoed Phelypsis, "Why do you call it that little one?" For some reasons she had taken to using a term of endearment, it was just her nature and it flowed form her naturally. There was almost no hatred or anger in Lorelei's heart, even in times of peril she just couldn't muster a bad word. Whatever the kobold's explanation (sensible or not) she would soon see for herself. The magic thudded in her heart, she felt it in a way the others probably did not except for Sydney. Lorelei nodded sympathetically as the kobold leader counted out their casualties, "Fountain? What kind of fountain can you take? And who reduced your claws... your numbers to just you three?" she quizzed but before Lorelei could get an answer she quickly stepped forward to put a hand on Phelypsis' shoulder and with a good-natured smirk, "Wait a moment. There is powerful magic here, perhaps Sydney can discern something before we go barging through hm?"