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Zahara watched Malik take off and shook her head, grumbling to herself beneath her breath. She knew better than to yell at him...it only made him that much angrier and proving him wrong only made him that much more eager to prove himself right much like a child attempting to impress his mother with his boyish bravado. She'd seen it in Zykariel, Malikhai, and Malik and one of these days it was going to get one or all of them killed. Turning her attention back to Piper, she nodded to her friend and let her pick her own way. She wouldn't take well to being coddled. "Back to the original plan then. We need to get down there and we need to stay alert. No magic. Galesen, let Malikhai go."

Zykariel shrugged and glanced at his father. "I didn't recognize it from any of our studies so I assumed she hadn't seen it either. You know how excited she gets when new things are found and brought home. Remember that moss Lyssie almost ate when she was a baby? We couldn't get her out of your training room for hours after Lyssie went to reverie." He gave his youngest sister a hug and a bundle of stones to play with. They weren't Terra Bud Drops but they were damn close and she adored the sparkling stones the way his mother loved amber. They would keep her quiet and entertained while the others faced off. Jerking Galesen's arm away from Malikhai he gestured his friend on and the two disappeared from the cusp of the hole in moments. He wasn't letting him go alone and he knew better than to keep him from going.

Faate blinked once at Malik then turned and looked up at the one standing beside her. She said nothing but took in everything. Her eyes blazed briefly with unknown fire at his response and then died just as swiftly. She was waiting...but for what no one knew.

So it was true then, on both accounts. Well then that made things so much easier now didn't it? "Imortant to her only, yes? That's what you just said...important to her, but not important enough for you to not want to write him off. Well then, even a better choice was made." Another look to Faate and giving a grin...well then she'd be much more useful now wouldn't she?

"Well, yes, she is." Tilting his head lightly at the request. Oh she'd probably get a kick out of that one. She did so enjoy the little things that could amuse me. Placing a hand around Faate's shoulder, he turned her and started out with her with a look back over his shoulder. "You're right, they wouldn't. Guess that means you don't have an advantage either." Off with him.

Walking with Faate down the hall he grinned. "You did very well." Stopping as he encountered Sevilin, handing over the girl. "She's ready. And he wants to see Her." The inflection in his tone said who he was talking about.

"I'll tell her." Heading off with Faate then. "You my dear Faatallon...have some people to meet."

He struggled like a wildcat and even Yinn wasn't too happy, barking and making a fuss about things, running around the pair till Zahara and Zykariel stepped in. To which he was more or less off like a shot again with hsi friend, repelling down at quick pace to the basin of terrain. Ugh, that stench was thicker here. "Look those things are all over the place."

"She'll be fine." Helping Piper get her feet back and making sure she could stand well enough before tending to things. Gathering weapons and everything else they had brought with them. A slight sigh of relief though as Galesen had stopped Malikhai...not that it helped for long. But a shake of her head, waiting for Zahara and Sevilin. "Forward motion and we'll try to stick together." Thusly down for the rest of them as well, leaving Broog with the horses and Lyssie. "Everyone try to stay out of the lights...as best you can anyway."

Sevilin scribed a rune to hide their ropings as they reached the bottom and started off. "Zahara...this thing the boys are talking about. Ever seen it." Looking around and taking note of the things around here as they singled out and started off.

"Pick them off, get the stragglers and slow pacers first. Or the reactionary ones, I like those." Standing and giving a nod to Sevilin as she picked up the paler than usual little elf and walked off with him. "Set the girl to task, let her lure but don't let her out of your sight. As for the other little one, keep him happy. Thusly off to see Malik.

So yes indeed 'Piper' did walk into where Malik was more or less rooted to the floor, Dhairiss clinging to her as she held him. "Malik D'vinn...pleasure I'm sure."

"Yeah..." He was glancing around, searching for whatever was lurking in the area. He'd seen the flash of something three or four times and at least three of those had been the purple cloak his sister wore. "And we have no clue what they are- Hey!" Taking off after the figure moving rapidly ahead, he put on a burst of speed and hollered. "What the ******** did you do with my sister, you b*****d?!"

Feet on semi-solid ground again, she was picking her way forward, studying the crystal-like flowers with interest. "No, I haven't...but I remember something like them from somewhere..." Holding her nose and using extreme caution, she broke one open and dropped some of the powdery substance she found inside into a vial. When she glanced up again, the group she'd been with was gone. Undaunted, she secreted the vial away and set off to find them once again.

"I can give you several reasons. First, you don't abandon family, second, you don't give potential enemies easy weapons. third, you kidnapped my son. fourth, I could have provided you with bodies if you had asked rather than taken. fifth, you have the as of before unheard of ability to forcibly prolong our reverie, which deserves some looking into."

crossing his arms lightly, keeping sword in hand.

"Not to mention, it's rude to take the form and child of the person that even allowed there to be a surface for you to spawn on in the first place."

and just for his own personal amusement, and to test limitations, tried to stab his 'wife' in the leg.

Galesen followed the others down below and rolled his eyes when the boys took off, he tried to keep the young blue elf from running off but it seems like they decided too anyway. "When we get out of this we serious need to learn on how to stick together." A blink as suddenly Zahara was missing. Great now they were down to four. "Don't worry Sevilin I have no need to go off by myself. They haven't taken or copied the form of anyone I know." So slowly he Fianna and Sevilin started to walk through the area. He kept an eye on those damn crystals because it seemed they were the causes of the disappearances. Though his ears twitched at the sound of a familiar voice. "Sevilin I wouldn't go for her yet...we don't know if they are using her as bait or if she is even there...though if you want to we all go together." That would be better, two rune mages, two trackers, and a elf who just knew his major elemental spells. Didn't sound like a good group but it was better than nothing.

"Thats true but do you want to separate and get caught by these 'nells? I rather stay in a group for now until we can make sure we are clear of danger." A small huff from him before they continued on, each one of them watching their backs and fronts for anything unusual. Though after a moment Galesen pause and took a sniff before continuing. "We must be getting close to something, the air is different but what is it?" Slowly he placed a hand on his katana, it be best to be prepared.

His head was starting to hurt again and his vision getting fuzzy. Hell, not what he needed right now. "Well do you want to stay together and get caught by them? The same issue on different hands."

"It's those crytal things,if you look you can see air escaping them in some fashion. Probably a gas of some sorts." Coming to stop in front of the structural like place. A glance at all the little gave like tunnel entrances. A blink at that...she wished she could see as well down here. "Okay those more attuned to the dark, which should we pick?"

Giving a cough she kept walking past them as they stopped. "This one." Because she just thought she knew.

"Blood doesn't mean anything. I'm higher than the others...after all, I've gotten you haven't I? Coming into your own home and what not. And good to know you don't care, makes my job all the easier. Here I thought you were going to be a challenge but apparently you're not. And you made your own bed...Malik D'vinn, his reputation known all over the underdark and beyond. Power makes one a target. And when you do get your feet back to yourself...I would think twice about killing me. That is of course if you even care about your son. Or him living...but that's your choice and you seem to not have a problem with me bothering him so..." Turning and walking out, giving a snap of fingers and the light around Malik's ankles dissipated and dissapeared. "Now if you'll excuse me, why don't you go home and I'll go play with souls." Thusly leavign and not caring if her back was left open to him and his sword. Pity, he was such a promising man too.