[quote=@Keplo]
Dangling the green lamp in a laxed index finger, the knight plainly addressed the supposed witch man, [color=gray]“Are you really a witch? Because, unlike her and him,”[/color] He nudged the lantern in the direction of the painted woman and back at the spooky masked-child, [color=gray]“You don’t look like you belong in this dream either. Do you know anything about these colored lanterns?”[/color]
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[color=fff200][b]"I'm no witch, but I am someone who knows it's best to trust her"[/b][/color], Talan said plainly as he pointed towards Rhea. [color=fff200][b]"She's seen me though so far and as she said earlier she'd prefer we all not be killed. So perhaps you should listen to the one who knows more of this place than a highborn and her pet rabbit"[/b][/color]. In the short time he had been in this accursed forest Talan had been attacked by ghosts, snakes, monkeybats, rats, and water demons. The last thing he wanted now was to release something as terrible as Rhea said it was. Talan waited for the knight's response but before a word was said the princess bolted into the woods leaving everything she had. [color=fff200][i]"The girl is of no importance, the lantern is my prize"[/i][/color], Talan released his magical grip on the rocks and in unison they plummeted to the ground. 

[color=fff200][b]"You claim to be a better protector of the lantern, yet you've only just arrived. What makes you so sure of yourself? Whatever the reason it is irrelevant, you will give the lantern to Rhea. You can follow us if you wish but the lantern stays with her"[/b][/color], Talan walked over to where his spear had been replanted and ripped it up from the ground. The tip had been chipped so he'd have to rely on his magic in a fight. Walking over to Rhea he sat atop a rock which lay between her and Fyair. While the knight gestured his hands to show he was unarmed Raman still held his spear ready to attack. He didn't trust Fyair in the slightest, one who blindly serves another is easily manipulated and if he served Anise then it is likely the lantern would not be returned without force. Talan tapped his wolf mask, which laid atop his head, ever so softly. It rested at an angle so that if needed he could equip it quickly. Talan was not going to let this man run off with the lantern. Not with such a threat at stake, [color=fff200][b]"Rhea, you spoke of the power of these lanterns, explain"[/b][/color].