[b]"The school is filled with monsters in sheep's clothing, I've certainly had a chance to truly [i]die.[/i]"[/b] Aislin replied. [b]"Yet here we are."[/b]

She couldn't figure out his game. Was he merely playing with her? Passing simple banter before his true motives showed? He wasn't spilling any secrets just from her asking questions, obviously she needed to turn up the heat. But there was still the fact that her legs screamed for her to run, the fear gripping her chest was very real. Was it wise to antagonize a devil? 

Cursing herself for coming down into the depths of hell alone, Aislin asked herself: [i]Am I willing to die alone here? To risk it all for a couple answers?[/i]

[i]"... What are you going to do when you find her?"[/i] His wicked laugh sent chills down her spine. 

The words jumped on her tongue. [i]Beat her into the ground for scaring the shit out of Jaska.[/i] But he sounded like he knew the lady Aislin was looking for, he probably wouldn't appreciate that. She couldn't harm someone in spite, anyway. 

In one last effort, Ailsin clicked her lighter. A flame came to life -- [i]Finally![/i] -- which pushed back the darkness. They were both revealed in the dim light, Aislin caked in mud and shredded clothes, the stranger in perfect attire. Tapping into her power, Aislin blew on the flame like a bubble wand, creating little candlelights to float a few feet around her. They didn't get close to the stranger, she wasn't attacking. The light expanded, flickering shadows along the cavern's stone walls. Being in the light gave Aislin a (false) sense of security, and this reflected in the tone of her voice. 

[b]"I have a few questions for her. And I'm sure the Headmaster does too since she's trespassing on the island and causing a disturbance among students, which could be considered a criminal offense."[/b] She said in a thinly veiled threat to his friend. Maybe if he felt indirectly threatened he'd spill some secrets. Like who they were, why they were there.