[center][h2][color=BurlyWood]Cedar.[/color][/h2][/center]

Cedar let out a small sigh when Rose stood up. She seemed a little shaken up, but otherwise alright. Cedar's heart beat fast in his chest, which a part of him disapproved of. He wasn't sure why - surely even the best Ze's heart would race after situation that hectic? But a part of him would never be satisfied with a subpar performance, he supposed.

[color=BurlyWood]"I'm fine,"[/color], Cedar replied to Rose, though truth be told his hand did feel a bit numb still, with a faint pain behind the numbness. He tried to move his hand and get some feeling back as subtly as possible. Maybe if he ignored it, it would stop hurting. With his other hand he grabbed his halberd off the ground. [color=BurlyWood]"You good? You looked like you hit the ground pretty hard there."[/color] He offered Rose's gun back towards her as he put his halberd back on his back, handle towards her. He was glad his frustration with Fluke was

Unfortunately, it seemed like there was a lot of stuff going on over the comms. A 'death cloud' and Ruskali being a Host of some kind - A lot of factors coming in that definitely weren't a part of the original situation. Well, their situation was wrapped up, so maybe they could split up or both -

[color=ff4f61]"Oh gods..."[/color] he heard Rose say. He turned to her, then followed her gaze. It took a second for him to realize what he was looking at, and after that second passed it almost seemed too late to react accordingly, so he just pressed his lips together. [color=BurlyWood][i]Damn. Did Ruskali have something to do with this? If he's really a host to a Nox, then...[/i][/color] Cedar moved closer to the body, motioning to shoo the armadillo away from it. The same part of his brain that disapproved of his fast heart approved his calm reaction to the dead body. The more conscious part of his mind again wondered why.

But then again... the other two situations seemed a bit more urgent. The body presumably wouldn't go anywhere if they went to go help the others with their situations, would it? Cedar didn't consider himself a leader, so he did what he usually did with situations like this - deferred to someone else's judgment. 

Turning to Rose, he asked, [color=BurlyWood]"What should we do? The others seem like they're in trouble too."[/color]