The third eye finally closed, albeit with some reluctance, and Ihosha glanced at the clumsy one. She had her own experience in the Nightmare Realm? Apparently enjoyed it as well… More reason to be careful of that one. Using their staff as a walking stick, Ihosha started to pace around as the others arrived in an effort to return some feeling of warmth to its body. Bracing against the staff as the chamber rumbled ominously, it turned to look down at into the murky water, wondering what laid within its murky depths. The third eye flicked open at that hint of curiosity Ihosha felt, but even its newfound “blessing” couldn’t pierce the clouded waters.
 
Tuning clumsy girl out except for the barest of attentions, Ihosha wandered over to the closest passage to take a look. Turned out that it couldn’t actually see very far into the unilluminated Eastern passage though, the sight granted limited in range. Still, it was enough to verify that combat within the passage would be difficult, if not almost impossible with the over-sized weapons those chasing “wholeness” had been given. Giving an experimental swing of its staff horizontally, Ihosha frowned at just how little room there was for a mistake. Getting caught by the wall would be an easy, and possibly fatal, mistake to make.

[quote]Nevertheless, there was an interesting point to draw. At the very edge of their limited dark vision, there were vague silhouettes of objects as the hallway opened up. Things that hung from the walls, along with bulky shapes that suggested furniture and decoration. It appeared to the pathway opened far quicker into another chamber than the others. 

There seemed to be a waning gust this way too. Did this path perhaps lead to some opening to the outside somewhere? [/quote]
Ignoring that though, it didn't think that the Eastern passage was very viable. It didn't seem like many of the others had been touched by the Nightmare Realm, so they'd need a light source before heading east or west. Well, ideally they'd explore all the areas sooner or later, so it wandered over to take a look down the Southern passage for now.

[quote]Peering into the lights in this entry, though faint as they were, seemed piercing for the hooded woman like they were being shone directly into her eyes. But with a moment of recovery, they were able to look again, though still quite discomforted. It seemed their 'gift' of superior dark vision did not come with its own detriments. How much this illumination sensitivity would affect their ability going forth is yet to be discerned. 

This way seemed similar to the northern passage, narrow and unassuming. However, as they looked longer, it became apparant that the light did not come from the end, instead, bleeding up from an opening in the floor. Again, the same herbal, almost pyric scent bellowed fleetingly from this direction. It was clear now that the lights had a direct correlation with the smell itself, but what that meant exactly remained a mystery. [/quote]
Ihosha pulled their hood down as low as they could with a wince and hoped they'd merely be dazzled rather than blind in brighter lighting. Being stuck in the darkness and shadows was not the most appealing of fates. For now it took a deep breath and noted the scent that the clumsy one had mentioned, though it seemed there would be a climb to reach the light source. Telling the exact height was a bit difficult, but Ihosha figured they would need to give one another a lift to reach the opening in the ceiling.

Turning back to the others, Ihosha coughed to clear her throat before gesturing with its staff at the Southern passage. "Scent's also here, but it's coming from an opening above. There's a breeze coming from the eastern way, but unless more of you can see in the dark..." Trailing off, it rubbed at the third eye for a moment before taking another deep breath of the scent. It seemed like the result of something being burnt, but then what or who was doing the burning? Ideally, it wouldn't be the one sticking its head up to find that out.