[i]Dimitri and Dzel Then[/i]

The tunnels were dark, a series of corners and cross sections. It was an elaborate escape route for anyone that knew the way. That of course excluded Dzel and Dimitri. The rumbling protests of the avalanche outside echoed eerily within the tunnels making it seem like a thousand creatures were growling with discontent.

Dimitri stopped short suddenly as he felt a strange, unnatural energy ripple far above them and was soon met with Dzel’s solid body as she slammed into his back forcing the two of them to the tunnel floor in a tangled heap. He rolled over underneath her with a smile and they were nose to nose for a moment as her armored chest met his solid frame. “My my Dzel, is now really an appropriate time for this?” he queried with a grin before pivoting his head to the right. and nodded “Let's go that way? or we could just stay like this, it’s your call! Though I must admit, this armour of yours is far from comfortable!” 

The sliding chainmail was the only sound for a moment as the avalanche above finally hushed. Dzel imagined the thick blanket of snow settling over the ruins, tucked in like a child before bed. 
She stared down at Dimitri with her bright green eyes, curiously. She wasn't quite sure what he meant, but was quite sure he meant no harm, and even quite certain that she didn't mind.
“I don't know the way” she admitted.

Resisting the urge to continue laying there and perhaps a little reluctantly Dimiri spared a long glance into her green eyes then shuffled himself into a sitting position as she lay across his stomach, not entirely sure of what Dzel was thinking at that moment.
“Seems I don’t know the way either, but let's head down this way and hopefully we’ll find something or someone.” He glanced around the tunnel and listened for sounds of any footsteps but could hear nothing. “I guess the avalanche has subsided for now.”

He gently guided her body to the side of him and dragged himself to his feet extending a hand to help Dzel up she paused for a moment then reluctantly took hold of his hand. If it was not so dark in there Dimitri would have given her a smile, but instead, he lifted her to her feet somewhat effortlessly despite the added weight of her armor.

There were many pathways to chose in the depths of these tunnels all darkened now as what remained of the avalanche had filled the exits. Something was urging Dimitri to head down a steep sloping tunnel  to the right for now and for lack of  a better sense of direction, he followed his instincts.  After a long seemingly eternal walk, which Dimitri figured had been about an hour or two he muttered into the darkness “It seems like we’ve been wandering through this darkness for hours” he spoke, a little weary of the darkness.
“Yes but It seems as though the tunnel is growing warmer though” Dzel offered rather distantly. In the brief conversations the two had engaged in thus far, Dimitri had gathered that although Dzel was physically there, her mind seemed as though it was elsewhere. He had grown accustomed to their long periods of silence, but he did manage a smile in the darkness upon hearing her voice once more. “Yeah it does”  

At last the darkness of the tunnel began to lift and the monk could see the opening, sighing in relief that it had not been blocked during the avalanche. It was still dark outside and there were signs of a light snow falling outside, but it was nothing compared to before.  He looked back at Dzel and chuckled “Seems Lady Luck has finally found us a way out my dear, let us not keep her waiting.”
Dzel furrowed her brows “ Who, or what is Lady Luck?”
“Uhh nevermind!” he answered, gesturing towards the exit of the tunnel. 

They emerged on a reasonably flat plateau, a good distance below what was left of the backside of the looming castle. The two treaded lightly at first for fear of being swallowed up by the blankets of snow but soon realized the ground was firm enough and the snow only crunched in protest under the weight of the two warriors, but held its own. 

Dimitri stirred his chi, surging it with enough strength that a faint green glow erupted around his body  in hopes of reconnecting with the catalysts inset into his one handed mace. He missed it dearly, and suspected that right now he might even miss it more than his flask, but after a moment's thought he shook that thought out of his mind. If he could only connect with the weapon,. It would light up like a beacon that he could track for miles.
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[b]Now[/b]

A violent surge of chi then suddenly Dimitri bolted upright! He looked around slightly confused as things slowly began to come into focus once more. The first thing he realized was that he was no longer cold! Infact he was quite cozy, and apparently completely nude under the covers of a bed in a room that reeked of medicinal herbs. There was no feeling of death looming around, no snow gathering about his eyelashes and much to his dismay, there was no Dzel. Yet to make things worse, he was completely sober! “Damn it! where am I, how long have I been out?” he queried out loud.  He swung his feet to the floor and threw the covers off of himself, completely unashamed of his nude form then moved cautiously towards the mirrored glass and rapped heavily on it, whilst squinting to see if it was simply just a glass window, or something else.