[Plot] Dark Water - The Dry Rock

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Lea stared for a moment, transfixed by the captain fiddling with his wound. Something about it almost made him feel -- guilty? Agitated? Angry? He wasn't sure. Whatever it was, it wasn't pleasant. It made something itch, just under his skin.

Then the feeling faded, and his smile turned apologetic. "Ah. Some of the snakes - er, naga - I've seen have had red and green scales, yeah. Sorry." It sounded, to him, like that was a bad bit of news. "...If those are two separate tribes from two different bodies of water, though, that'd sorta indicate that there's at least two portals though, right? One for each? Maybe there are...er...even more. Going other places."

The prisoner looked down at the blood-splattered rock at his feet, chewing on the inside of his cheek. "I can't remember, though. My memories from that time are...they're..." He shook his head hard, as if shaking himself free of a thought. "Well, too foggy and disjointed to help. Again, sorry!" he said, his voice and nervous smile at odds with his words. "As for the statue thing, that's all up to you guys, I think! It's, er, not my business, really."

Well, aside from the fact that returning the statues might be his ticket to freedom. To somewhere above-water, something besides cold, hard ground and damp cavern walls. Liaelty tucked a lock of hair behind his ear and tried not to fidget too much.

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Diamantus raised her scaly eyebrows at Lea. "Oh I would say that it's definitely your business, kiddo. After all, your information's your ticket outta here. The portal stuff's good though, I gotta admit. It gives us some kinda idea what direction we gotta take."

Turning her attention back to Garus, her voice was slightly doubtful. "I guess if what you say's true, the Emperor's not gonna resist returning what's missing, so you're right. Let's just get the Vis-damn thing back to 'em, make amends and let the chips fall where they may."

The angular planes of her face were resolute now. "Seems like we made our decision huh? Guess we just put the plan into action, huh, lads?"

It seemed that, from her demeanor, Diamantus was someone who committed to a path fully once she had decided it was the route to take. Every part of her seemed to have moved from thought to an action footing and as long as the others were ready, she'd see it through.

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