[color=violet]Valencia Tempest
The Quick-witted Pirate with a Gentle Heart[/color] 

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Valencia disentangled herself from Caleb and Robyn and sprang to her feet. She was fine, aside from having her pride and a few limbs bruised. 

Cináed's voice floated down to them, and Valencia scowled at its all-too-familiar sound. 

[color=violet]“It was a sound plan,”[/color] she retorted. [color=violet]“How were we to know that was a bridge and not just floating stones?”[/color] Valencia chastised herself inwardly for not being more observant, though. If she’d taken in her surroundings rather than focusing solely on the trench, maybe she would have noticed them.

[color=violet]“Perhaps instead of singeing the ends of our hair, you could help us out of here,”[/color] Valencia continued. She noticed how wet he seemed to be. [color=violet]“Hm. Is that where all the water in this trench went?”[/color]

Valencia was distracted by the nearest pile of beads, which were now beginning to glow. [color=violet]“What in…”[/color] She knelt closer to the beads; very aware of Cináed's brooding gaze. Before her very eyes, a single glowing bead began to glow brighter. It slowly levitated into the air until it reached eye level, and hung there, glowing gently.

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