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Karoku lifted a hand up to his cheek and rubbed for a moment, chuckling as she apologized. He brushed a strand of hair from her face and continued to put more of his energy into her body until she was able to move about. "I told you not to wear yourself out. They'll live long enough for you to heal them later." He smiled warmly as he looked down at her. He cut of the link between them, halting the flow of his energy into her, and sighed with relief that she was ok. "You had me worried for a moment." He chuckled some more, letting his smile widen, revealing his fangs slightly.

Rhia couldn't help but chuckle at their bickering, although she attempted to hold it back to be polite. She could tell they had been traveling together for a long time, and their arguments seemed habitual more than anything else.

"I'm glad you've decided to accept my offer," she said to them both, her smile flashing, "It isn't too far from here. Just follow me."

Rhia began to walk, glancing over her shoulder to make sure they were both behind her. The crowds in the streets had thinned somewhat, she noticed, although it was still relatively early in the evening. A few clusters of friends and families could be seen strolling down the sidewalks, joking and laughing. It made Rhia feel comforted somehow, although she didn't have many friends in Muirmor herself.

"So where were the two of you planning on going before our paths crossed?" she inquired conversationally, curious to know more about her new escorts.

Sitting on the sleeping bag that Fenrir had laid out, knees pulled to her chest, Enya watched boredly everyone else moving. "Fenrir?" She questioned, and said wolf paused in his actions of making himself more comfortable, turning to look at her; he knew those words, she always used them when she was about to spill her mind. "Hmm?" He asked her, eager to hear what it was this time, but purposely sounding bored. With a sigh Enya turned her back on the rest of the cave and unclipped her cloak and began pulling off the outer layers of her clothing, acting as though no one else were around.

Fenrir shifted more fully around so that when Enya was ready he could actually look at her, but for the moment he was staring pointedly at a point just beyond her. "What is it?" He asked in a slightly gruff voice, feigning that she was disrupting his life. Left in just the thin leather armor she wore beneath her clothing, Enya made a great show of folding up her clothing for a pillow. "I think we should help Karoku." She stated, Fenrir immediately shot a look at his brother, hoping that the other wolf was far enough away not to hear. "I was thinking the same thing." He agreed with her, which pleased her immensly because she smiled. "I think I might help Cyrille, too." She continued, and now Fenrir shot her a confused look. "What?"

With a slight laugh, Enya flopped back on her makeshift pillow and made a come-here motion at Fenrir. Again looking in Karoku's direction, Fenrir shifted so that he was laying next to Enya, his ear near her mouth. She started talking then about the events of the entire day as she had seen them, and though at a few times Fenrir felt the need to either kill someone or apologize, he simply laid there and kept his mouth shut, listening. It was a bit hard, however, when Enya confirmed what he had been expecting; she was feeling fond of Karoku. She opened her mouth to say something else, but then closed it, shook her head, smiled at him and then rolled away.

Fenrir stared at Enya for a moment, then with a sigh got to his feet and moved towards the entrance, yet, unlike Karoku, he didn't stop when he reached the entrance; he just walked right out into the rain. "I'm looking for a source of fresh water nearby!" He called over his shoulder, just so his brother would know, and then, quietly and under his breath, he snickered, "For Enya so she can do her evening ritual. Top that."

Oddy enough, shortly after Fenrir ran off, Enya sat up and, instead of moving towards the front of the cave, moved deeper into it. If Fenrir had stopped to consider for a moment that most caves have sections below the water table, he might have realized that he wouldn't have to run off into the rain to find water. He would be upset when he got back, but Enya would also get to enjoy a moment alone with her giant of a body guard staring over her shoulder.

'It has to be because my element is water...' Enya thought to herself as she walked towards the back of the cave, somehow knowing in the root of her being that there was fresh water nearby. 'It has to be because my element is darkness...' She added as explination for why she could still see easily; it wasn't as bright as daylight, but she could see the shapes before her well enough to know weither or not she would walk into a wall. 'Maybe... I should've told Fenrir there was water here...' She wandered, but she shook her head rapidly to rid herself of those thoughts, and instead continued on.

Soon enough the cave floor grew cold and wet, slippery on bare feet, and it didn't help that she was walking at an angle that was obviously down hill. Still, she was being careful, very careful, placing her weight like one would on a wet floor; but it was inevitable that she would slip, and slip she did. Leather shorts hit cave floor with a shriek, and suddenly she was sliding along easily. Enya gave up trying to right herself, it only made her slide faster, 'I hope I stop befo-', her thoughts cut off as she fell into empty air, and she shrieked with surprise until she hit water.

For a moment Enya floated around, confused, shocked by how cold the water was, surprised about how she had found it. She was a bit dazed, she didn't know which was up yet, so she arched back and kicked her feet for awhile, then just let go so she could feel which way she was naturally floating towards; once that point was found she swivled to point in that direction, and then she began kicking hard for the surface. When she broke through to air, however, she was surprised at the sound of her name being called, "Karoku?" She called as she treaded water, one hand coming up to wipe the hair from her face. "Where are you?" She questioned loudly.

Enya stared blankly at the darker spot in her vision that was Karoku, more confused than she had been earlier. "I wish I knew what you were laughing about... it sounds funny..." She sighed, shaking her head, and laughing just slightly about the fact that he was laughing. "Why did you follow me anyway? You looked deep in thought, I didn't think you mind if I disappeared for a few minutes." She explained, wishing for a bit that she could see. She felt suddenly like she hadn't thought this through entirely, and her feet were pulling in from a sudden fear of what could be in this cave.