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Blaise didn't react in any way but kept her face in her arms. She didn't want to move anywhere, she just wanted to sleep for days. At this time she probably could for she was in such desperate need of rest. Every time they faced an ordeal she was in need of more and more rest because she'd never fullry recoupertated.

Loque went to the younger elf and pulled the boy's arms over his shoulders, carrying Booker on his back. When he saw that Blaise wasn't making a move to get up her walked over and pulled on her arm untill she was standing. She swayed, her body aching all over, and almost stumbled into him.

"Blaise?"

"'Mfine." she mumbled.

Blaise gave her a frail smile, a movement that felt almost foreign to her. Loque looked to the door, glad it had not been blocked, and walked for it. He kept one hand holding onto Bookers arms to keep him on his back and the other gently pushing on Blaise's back to keep her moving. It seemed to take a much longer time to get to the area they had origionally been in. It had stopped raining now and had left the surrounding woods cold and wet, a gloomy mood that reflected the overcast skies.

Loque waited for Chrono to make a proposal as to where they should go. Anywhere in the forest around them would suit just fine, Loque would be able to pull some foliage over their heads in case it might rain again. But they couldn't go far, not everyone in their group was strong enough for another long trek.

Loque nodded and quickly spotted a flat area underneath the shelter of many trees. "We can rest there for now. Do not worry, I will keep after everyone. They will all be safe under my watch."

He helped Blaise over to the area he'd shown them and there she tiredly leaned against a tree. Loque laid Booker down and looked up to Blaise. "If you can manage would you please care for him? Should he wake just tell me."

Loque nodded and watched as Chrono walked away. Taking the pack of supplies he had managed to grab from the room where they had left it he took out the blankets they had in there. It had stopped raining but the dark skies showed no signs of clearing and it was beginning to become very cold. He put a blanket over Rosette and one over booker. There had initially been one blanket for each of them, but now they had two less in their party. The elf frowned at being reminded of this.

He looked up to where Blaise had been standing to offer her a blanket but she was no longer there. Looking around worriedly he moved towards the tree to find her curled up and resting against its side. Loque touched her shoulder and saw that she'd fallen asleep. It disheartened him to see how weary and despondant she appeared, even in sleep. It hurt him more to realize, also, how young she looked. The troubles that plagued her were not for someone of her years.

Lifting Blaise up, Loque carried her to the other side and leaned her back against the tree, putting the blanket over her. He held out another blanket to Satella and set all the other ones aside. "Here, take this. I'll make a fire and as soon as Chrono gets back I can go find us something to eat." he said kindly.

"I'm not quite sure." Loque answered truthfully. "I hope it's nothing too serious."

He heard a groan and looked over to see that Booker had awaken and was trying to push himself up. Loque hurried over and eased him back down. "Hold on, just lie down. You're hurt."

"No 'm not." Booker insisted but stayed where he was. "What happened?"

"The ceiling collapsed." Loque told him.

"Wait, Blaise-"

"It's alright, she's fine."

Booker gret quiet and closed his eyes. "Kaden and Azmaria . . . are they-?"

"Yes . . . I'm sorry."

Loque was a bit taken aback by Satella's actions and could only guess Booker felt the same. Booker goraned a bit and tried to pull away. "Mhhm . . . please stop squeezing me so hard." he mumbled into her shoulder as politely as possible. He felt like a mass of throbbing bruises.

Loque looked up to see if Blaise had been awakened by the shouting but it seemed as if she wouldn't be knocked from her slumber. Immediately moving over to Rosette he touched her shoulder lightly and spoke softly. "Are you alright? Is there anything I can get you?"

Loque looked from Satella back to Rosette grimly. How was he supposed to say this? Her actions would be unpredictable, no matter how softly he broke it to her. Booker felt the same as the older elf did. He wasn't sure if he should be the one telling her. Though he felt it would be right for him to, he was the one with them before they were taken.

Booker pushed himself up onto his side and supported himself with and elbow. He looked to Rosette sadly then cast his eyes down. "Kaden and Azmaria . . . th-they were . . . they are no longer with us. They were taken. When we were searching for Satella they came for Azmaria. Once they saw Kaden heal me . . . he became a target as well . . . and they took them both."

Loque got up and went after her. "I'm sorry, Rosette . . . it's the truth." He pused for a moment to put his hand on her shoulder. "We couldn't stop them . . . we were powerless, defenseless . . . the building was coming down and they took them amidst the confusion."

Booker heard a small noise from behind him and looked around to see Blaise had woken up. Rosette's calls had pried her from her dreamless slumber and she was looking up at Rosette and Loque, the expression on her face hard to read.

"They were there for Azmaria." she said, her voice strangely steady. "Raizell . . . the demon who possesed Kaden . . . a larger man, I do not know who he was . . . a girl who was there to aid . . . your brother. I tried . . . I did, I tried to stop them. Jacob froze Azmaria . . . time magic. Booker got hurt and Kaden healed him. Then he froze Kaden too . . . and the ceiling was falling . . . and I couldn't stop them . . . I couldn't s-save Kaen or . . . A-Azmaria."

Tears were now falling frealy from Blaise's eyes. She had turned her face away, pressing it into the tree to hide herself. She pulled the blanket up over her as her tears turned to sobs.