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Zywynran was pleased to see the girl relax a little. Certainly she had no need to be afraid of him. He listened to her reason and nodded. "That is a very serious promise, but your mother would not wish for you to be harmed in the process. This is no place for a child, KaRina. You cannot protect your brothers if you come to harm while searching for them." It was best to send the girl home, the bard thought. It seemed such a dangerous choice, but surely less so than bringing her along. What if they could not protect her? Zywynran was not prepared to have this young girl's blood on his head. "If there is anything to be done for those missing people and your brothers, it will be. But you should be at home, hoping for their return and ready to welcome them. Not out here risking your own safety." Perhaps he should at least walk with her to the mouth of the cave. It still bothered Zywynran to send the child alone. Why was she even alone to begin with?

"Is there truly no one accompanying you?"

The Dwarf watched the girl with a measure of pride. "Aie. Strong lass . . . where are me manners? Klangdon Ballhammer . . .at your service. Call me Klang."

KaRina gave the dwarf a warm smile followed by a curtsy. “It is nice to meet you Klang.” When she heard Zywynran speak again she looked down at her shoulder feeling his hand. Her right ear pulled back to hear him more clearly followed by her whole body. Facing him again she looked up at with a warm smile still on her lips. “You did not speak any judgment, however it still remains in your tone. You assume that I am a child and therefore can not take care of myself. That, because I am so small these things are far too dangerous for me.” She thought for a moment listening to his words. There was some truth in it; she did jump beyond the line. She just did not like being reminded that she was just a child, that she did have her limitations and she couldn't do this on her own. Everyone treated her like a doll that would brake any minute if she wasn’t handled with care. “I apologize if I have offended you. You speak of as if I would be safer at home when I feel that is in incorrect. There have been more and more disappearances by the day where I live. I think it wise to look who ever is behind this in the face, take things to them if it were. Take mystery that they are instead of being stolen in the night from behind by what is unseen.”

KaRina looked back at the woman when she heard her speaking. She had been standing there without saying a word and KaRina was afraid she didn’t speak. She did not like to speak about herself so she gave a quick answer hopping the subject would be dropped. “I observe and find the best strategy to over come the situation. Please do not worry about details only that I will do everything I can to be of help.” The truth was she was lived in the woods with her mother until she was the age of five. She had to learn to be very cunning in order to avoid being eaten by anything that would see her as a tasty snack. Her mother trained her to observe her surroundings and be aware of what was going on all around her. She picked up a few talents in her short years and knew when and where to use them.

KaRina could tell this woman was not all that fond of her. Maybe she just didn’t like children. “I can not see in the dark that well but I can make out shapes enough to figure out where I am going. My sense of smell and my hearing is extremely acute so they more than make up for my inability to see in the dark.” Though she was a kitsune and related to the fox she didn’t have their vision but her hearing was sensitive to even the bugs that crawled along the walls of the caves.

With the decision about the girl being made, though Zywynran still feared it was the wrong decision to make, he returned to watching the paths. In truth, there was no other choice. He would not let the girl go forward on her own. The half elf was much glad Raelise had found use for her or he imagined they would have butt heads over that. No one should wander into such a dangerous situation alone, child or no. Was adventuring always like this? He began to wonder why his father had enjoyed it. Perhaps he had not... it could have been the only work he was any good at. Zywynran wished he knew, but discarded the thought. There was no one to ask; he would simply have to imagine. That had served him well thusfar.

Confused and a little irritated by the dwarf's apparent refusal to answer her question, Raelise followed. "What was it that captured you?" she asked again. Normally she wouldn't have bothered; she certainly didn't like chattering away like some people she could mention. It seemed obvious, however, that the answer to this question was an important one. "A talking spider?"