The pack walked away from the interaction with the cult leaders with at least some relief. Between more objectionable tasks and breaking out in a fight, that audience could definitely have been worse.

Fendros paused, then took the bag from Orskan's hands. With one hand, he rummaged in the bag and pulled out one of the gems. Even though it was dull and clearly empty, Fendros wasn't entirely comfortable holding it. He placed the black soul gem back into the bag, then looked up at Orskan. "I think I'll need that dagger as well," he said with less enthusiasm than Ahnasha had.

When they walked into the corridors, Janius caught up with Kaleeth to speak with her about the task that was set. They specifically mentioned that they would all be going out to this ambush, but Kaleeth had only been training with her weapon for a couple of days. "Kaleeth, we'll all be together for this one, but if you don't feel confident enough to fight, then you may hide yourself for the duration when we arrive. What did you want to do?"