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As the boyfriend/girlfriend talk continued, she could see Inadi in her peripheral vision as he slowed down a step to get in line with her own movements. His grin burned at her cheek and she didn't dare look up at him in her tomato-faced state. The pair walked along in silence for the most part until he brought up the topic of the wisps leading them and the stone.

"I hope so. It'd be nice to see something a little less spooky around here," she mumbled in reply as she pictured how the stone might look.

[b]"I dunno what you mean, Jazzie, but Queenie and I are totally besties and she's always been super nice to everyone! Maybe you're thinking too much. It's certainly been tiring for you darlings hasn't it?"[/b]

She began to laugh nervously and cringed a little underneath the mermaid's touch, but maybe Martini was right. Biting her bottom lip some more, these sort o thoughts were probably going through her mind since she kept over thinking things. Besides, Queen Delirium had done nothing but throw them parties since they arrived there and Jasper felt guilty for feeling anything else other than thankfulness for her royalty's kindness. Song's mouth had hung agape and she further kept her eyes glued to the dirt path on which they were strolling along. The comment probably offended the guides the most since they [i]actually[/i] knew her. Avian's reaction was a bit more supportive as he agreed that her name was a tad odd in itself. Suddenly the two male Nobodies jumped into a silly argument while using the word 'bird' as an insult?

[b]“A-anyway. Her Majesty should have sent professional help to us instead of you guys, to be honest. If you lot participated in the defense back then, all of you would’ve died! Although I have to say, all of you showed great tenacity throughout your mission. It’s inspiring,”[/b]

He made a point that she had always wondered about. How come it seemed as if she was purposely setting them up for failure or even death? The quests were near impossible for pros so how come she expected humans to carry them out successfully? And the Queen must have knowledge of the humans that they've already lost, so why isn't she doing anything to prevent it or even apologizing to them for that matter? 

When the guides redirected their attention away from her she suddenly felt a warming sensation at her left ear. Eyes widening, she struggled not to freeze up as she continued to walk along side him and he began to speak in a hushed tone.

[b]“Just be careful with who people say you should trust from Nowhere Jasper. I only trust you guys here. Humans trust humans as far as I'm concerned. We don't know these people and what they hide. If you ever feel scared and uncertain of who to come to, I'll be there.”[/b]

Turning her head to look at him, she gave him an appreciative smile. At least someone here understood how she was feeling about all of this. And it reassured her that she always had a person to count on and talk to without being judged wrongly. He was right. They had no real idea who these Nowherians were and their true identities. Past batches have passed through their hands and who knows how many of them had died if this is how dangerous the tasks were? For all she knew, there could be some mass human graveyard in Nowhere that they didn't even know about. Jasper couldn't stop herself from shivering a little in fear of the thought that sprung into her mind as she questioned how many humans have already died in Nowhere.

Minutes passed until the group finally came to a stop. The Stone of Sacrifice stood before them surrounded by various rock formations that were crumbled into heaps of sediment whilst some stood strong, almost like they were built to protect the stone in the center. Another abandoned home was planted just a short distance away, but like the mansion, it didn't appear to house any occupants. Everyone ducked low with weapons in hand as they all tried to be as cautious as possible. These witches were powerful, more dangerous than any other monster they've ever faced. Riley whispered something about where the baby dragon could be hidden and she instantly looked back up towards the empty hut. There weren't many places to hide on the barren terrain, but the house further head was an enclosed compartment, possibly able to hide a dragon.

"I'll head for the house over there to check for the little guy since I won't be much help in combat. You guys can keep them busy while I look for the dragon ok?" She placed her role and branched out from the group a little bit to make her way towards the blackened building. The worst thing that could happen is if instead of finding the dragon, she would find the witches. Laying low, she hoped the old hags weren't in there cooking up the poor thing in some giant cauldron.