Kasai had a smug look on her face while Avani attempted to defend herself, all the while walking carefully through the forest and attempting to catch a glimpse of the sky, hoping that she could garner any indication that they were in fact heading the right way. Avani was right about the map, it was a surprise when she found it. But, Kasai trusted that the local government had done so much as to at least preview the spirit world during the time it was peaceful and open to exploration. Surely they wouldn't send them in here blindly? Well, they had this time. 

She continued leading the pair until they came to a small clearing, where she pulled the map back out to make sure they were still on course. It was difficult to navigate in this world, traditional methods of direction weren't as trustworthy. She looked over her shoulder and caught Avani's stare rising from a lower target to meet her eyes. Kasai rolled her eyes and folded the map back up. 

When Avani finally spoke up again, Kasai's face turned hot again. She didn't turn around, for fear of showing her embarrassment to someone who would use it against her in every way possible. She had never considered such things with a woman before, but as she thought about it again it didn't make her regret anything. That is, other than the fact that the person it was with would never let her live it down. Ever. 

"You know," she said after calming down a bit and easing her mind on the subject, "who says I care about anyone finding out? Beauty comes in different forms, right?" She immediately regretted her words as she realized she may have inadvertently called Avani beautiful, even with the sass in her tone, so she quickly thought of something else to tack on to her statement, "That is, if there is a brain to accompany it." 

Kasai swallowed and continued walking, the sun, or suns rather, were beginning to set there in the spirit realm, and the light was beginning to fade. Kasai waited until a suitable spot was found to stop so that they could assess their options on whether to press forward or not. She rolled her eyes again and sighed in annoyance as Avani had to pause to release the laughter that was erupting after her self-humoring monologue. 

"Don't you think maybe you should buy me dinner first?" She smirked and pulled the map from the pack, opening it up and laying it on a stump so that she could use her hands for reference points. She pointed to approximately where they were, and then where they needed to be. 

"We've still got a ways to go. If you need to take a break from hobbling then we can rest here for the night. Or, if you want to press on..." She snapped her fingers and a flame appeared, lighting up the space between them, "We have light." Kasai grinned but then flattened her expression when she remembered the last comment thrown at her, which stung her pride a bit, even if it did come from Avani. 

"Anyways, bottom line: rest or keep moving?" The red flame caught her eye and melded perfectly with her expression and complexion. Funny how the fire burned both on the inside, and the outside.