Ed didn't expect to bump into Asteria when he and her mother tried to re-enter the cave proper. [color=chocolate]"Yeah. This body is nice. It feels like a cross between a chimp and a dire rat but I do love the fact that I have my arms back to a more familiar shape."[/color] The female dire rat then gave him the items. He remembered the crystals and was reminded on how dangerous one of these things could be to someone, if used carelessly. Like that time one exploded in Jason. Speaking of Jason, Ed was about to ask what had happened to their stone slime mage. His heart sank and an uneasy feeling sank to the pit of his stomach. Jason was dead and it seemed that Asura and the others had apparently helped in the demise of the slime. He had thought the fight was bad but he had never expected it to escalate to the point that one of them would have died. He would have wanted to stay in the cave. It was safe. He just had to totally avoid the undead as much as he could..but from what Asteria had told Ed, the cave was no longer a viable place to rest. Placing his free hand to his forehead he tries to remember how many goblins were near the cave entrance. [color=chocolate]"Yeah. Uhh...about six or seven goblins. There were no more than ten but still something that we should avoid completely. I think they are still deciding what to do with Crispy, so if we move now. We would have an easier time getting past them unnoticed."[/color] Ed told Asteria. [hider=Stats] LVL: 5 HP: [color=Green]Healthy[/color] SP: [color=yellowGreen]Rested[/color] MP: [color=green]Full[/color] Effect/s: [b]SKILLS:[/b] Unspent Skill Points: [color=red]12[/color] Current Skills: Beast Sense II (1.4) Rabid Fit I (1.2) Stronger I (1.05) [color=green]ACTIVE[/color] Muffle I (1.0) [color=green]ACTIVE[/color] __________________________________ SKILL PROGRESS: Material Analysis (0.2) Magic Analysis (0.6) Monster Analysis (0.6) Faster (0.4) Warcry (0.1) Alert (0.3) Dexterous (0.8) Tremor Sense (0.025) Mental Resistance (0.9) Telepathy (0.075) Mana Shape (0.6) Focus (0.6) Shield (0.5) Mana Shell (0.3) Soil Manipulation (0.45) Overwork (0.5) Harder (0.2) Crafting (0.25) First Aid (0.1) Meditate (0.3) [b]Inventory:[/b] - Vine Belt (Shoddy Quality) [NEW] - Healing Herbs x 5 [NEW] - Flame touched crystals x 2 [NEW] - Tainted Crystal x 1 [NEW] [/hider] [hider=Action Summary] Met Asteria. Was given the things. Was informed of the events. No longer wants to stay in the cave. Told Asteria of the goblins actions. [/hider]