Noah's eyes danced about as those around him answered the question. He himself had been pouring over the details of 'The Abnormal' for some time. There was something fascinating hiding in those pages, and he was glad at least one of his new companions shared his interest. Before he could comment, however, Ira replied with another question. Noah pondered for a moment. There were numerous reasons why he had traveled so far. An unquenchable thirst for adventure had no doubt been one of them, and his intrigue of 'The Abnormal' had certainly been another, but there was another reason, a more personal one. After all, had he simply been interested he could've stayed behind like Elizabeth had asked him to. Surely he could have gleaned a fair amount of information from her record... but things being as they were, he had to come along. There were things he needed to see, things he needed to understand. "Hmm... the temple seems interesting, but I'm more interested in what's supposed to be inside of it." Noah beamed, satisfied with his answer. "There are a lot of things I want to know, and there are other things I know but don't understand. If Mister Tikkis is right then what better place to go looking?" He looked at Ira inquisitively. "What about you? You got a special reason, or are you just curious?" Noah glanced around for a moment. "Actually, I'm kind of curious what made everyone come out here. I mean, it's awfully cold and all." Somewhere along the line, Noah had missed the irony that his presence here was by and large the most questionable. It was a thought that had never occurred to him. After all, he'd been doing dangerous things on whims for as long as he could remember.



  Elizabeth's eye slowly drifted to each member of the new party as they replied to Noah's question. The scholar proved himself to be just what she had imagined. The others didn't tell very much with their answers, but the woman with mismatched eyes surprised her a bit. She had assumed few would be inspired enough to travel such a distance without a great deal of interest on the subject. It seemed they were an interesting group. Noah continued his conversation with the more talkative of the two brothers, with Elizabeth expecting him at any moment to drop a bit of information he shouldn't have. She didn't like how much the boy talked to complete strangers, but it was something she had grown more accustomed to. He had few secrets, and if they traveled for long his only major one would become obvious to everyone. Elizabeth's gaze fell to Ashley, the quiet brother who was now eyeing the wall with what seemed to be disgust. Something about him seemed unsettling, but not unfamiliar. Her own eye eventually met the wall. Surely they wouldn't be waiting too much longer.