Lydia examined the steps closely and then the symbols, "Symbols on the ground and steps here... could she of been a sacrafice left here with a fire to draw in the monsters that dwell here?" She was not relaxing her guard, it was his right to do as he chose, but it was not always to assume that someone was a friend simply because they were tied up... if true friends had tied up a demon lover, she was still a demon lover, even if the goodly folk had fled the sudden darkness... She would just have to protect them from themselves. "I see no reason we cannot spend a few minutes and at least find out what had made the fire... anyone want to look at these runes before something nasty happens?"