Trinity stiffened as Sasha continued to banter, and what a banter it was! This masked wizard sounded like he was serious. "**O-oye. There's a difference between having the courage to defend your friends and *poking the bear*. It seems like Karn is fine, and... he doesn't seem interested in retrieving the book. Only in... testing us.**" What she couldn't get was *why*. Why test them, go to all this trouble? Melina spoke, as well, and Trinity spoke without turning away from the masked mage. "**Call it a cult if you like, though you don't seem to know what that word really means. This girl right here is talking about-**" Pose! She kneels dramatically with her bow hand raised, palm up, the other touched to her collar, "**Love!**" Sparkle sparkle sparkle effects with a smidgen of energy make, just for kicks. She stands again and clears her throat, watching that masked wizard again. "**That's what makes a good guild, Light or Dark. The darkness is often just misunderstood, by both those that use it and those that observe it.**"