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Goodness gracious what a [i]terrible[/i] scene. Between the beast cornering him between coffin and itself and his own panic slowly rising, Ben was certain he was going to end up maimed. Fortunately for him that was not the case this time, albeit he did not miss the ghastly image of Lilie's face penetrated by the claws. It was disturbing to say the least, but as quickly as it came, it left. The area around him faded into darkness but the scene would be painted in his memory for some time. A hollow feeling gripped him for a moment, robbing him of any comfort he could have given himself. What a dreadful image.

He regained his composure shortly afterwards; there was little point in lingering. Of course, wishing he could see his mage right now would be great, but he had to rely on his other senses. Fortunately for him he could here the shuffling of her dainty feet and the scent of lavender was faint but still present. Hearing her voice did relief him greatly but his tune quickly changed once she revealed how many challenges she intended on completing. The optimist in him said she was merely stating how many were left but at this point he could safely say the skip in her step as she tugged him along said that she had every intent to clear as many as she could. 

[color=C0C0C0]"I must ask your forgiveness, I fear I did very little to solve that challenge. I mistakenly assumed it would be a fight to the death as a great beast appeared before me. We were surrounded by the sea, and you slept peacefully. However, I ended up doing nothing, and by sheer luck the tide swept in some monstrosity from the sea,"[/color] He said. [color=C0C0C0]"I will say, I will be filing a small complaint. The riddle specifically stated it was a test of might, not of wit. They should clarify their wording."[/color]

Ben looked up purely by force of habit, forgetting for a moment that he would not see the stars above him. [color=C0C0C0]"I'll make up for my failure in the next challenge,"[/color] He promised.