“Well, that was a rather unpleasant part of my life that would rather not have relieved,” declares Aravashnial as he awakens from his meditations. “I<br/><br/>“Oh, don’t whine elf,” snarks a sleepy Horgus, “The whole ‘I’m a broody near-immortal’ thing has gotten so played out. We’ll find a regenerate spell once we get to the surface that will be it. You live in a world with magic, not one of those penny-dreadful stories about a world without spells. What happened anyhow, did your girlfriend break up with you,” asks Horgus sardonically.<br/><br/>“Shut up, its none of your business,” snaps back Vash, “we should start focusing on getting out of hear again, not taking cheap shots at one another.”<br/><br/>“Now you see, that I can agree with. It turns out we can get along,” replies the noble with a rather mock smile as he stands up, “just don’t come up with any more stupid theories, okay? Then we can keep things nice pleasant as we pretend that we are invisible and inaudible to one another.”<br/><br/>“I apologized publicly,” retorts the elf, “now let it go. I can keep you alive, I have some experience down here, not to mention working with the Crusaders.”<br/><br/>“I am letting it go, this is me, letting it go. Since I’m letting it go and I’d rather not have another quarrel, because we both know I’ll win, I’m going to end this by talking to someone else now,” says Horgus as he turns towards everyone else. “Now as much as I hate to say it, Aravashnial has point, shall we break our fast and get moving? I’m certain it was not a pleasant night for anyone, I know I heard a couple of you tossing and turning. I’ve read a lot about how to deal with stress and trauma, since its one of the things you just have to live with if you live near the wardstones. My readings indicate that talking things out helps, so why don’t we talk? I had a lovely little dream about being chased by a skull weeping acidic blood. Can you tell I’ve encountered Babaus before? Does anyone else feel like sharing?”<br/><br/>Anevia is also awake, but she sits agains the cave’s stone wall, looking pale and ignored by the two men.