[b]"Don't say shit like that Adam, you think that asshole wouldn't have found us no matter what? It was only thanks to the bigger creature driving him off that we survived. Don't take it wrong just, accept that shit would have hit the fan regardless, it is not your fault and neither is ours, it's theirs"[/b]


James' words had been stuck in Adam's head, repeating on what felt like an endless loop throughout the hike to Valheim and even now as he waited for Lillianna to join the four of them in the waiting room. Waited patiently, he told himself, even as his eyes were glued to the door that the medical staff had taken her through. Was the Cleric right? No, the Druid didn't hunt down the members of his group, but he had led them into a death maze. The maze with the bigger creature that fought the ninja…that would have fought them in a city if the red-eyed man was smart enough to insist on following the roads instead of going into the woods…


On and on the man's thoughts went, debating with himself if he was guilty in this matter. Truthfully, Adam had only registered part of the conversation James and Fenna had, nodding when the bird master said they should wait for everyone to be together. The red-eyed man would have probably done that anyway, but it was good that everyone was on the same page.


It was only when Zell started giving his speech that Adam shook himself out of his self-imposed door vigil and fully paid attention to what he was saying. It was true, they had been unprepared. But the part about being a great navigator? That was something he was extremely skeptical of; however, nobody had shown any resentment towards him at all, and here the swordsman was being nice. Honestly, Zell's macho charisma thing was annoying much of the time, but right now it was just what the team's youngest member needed. He chuckled a bit, gave the teleporter a thumbs up, and added "well, we all do what we can."


Adam still doubted his future on the team, but if they still wanted him around, he would do the best he could to contribute. The Druid respectfully listened to anything that might have been directed his way after that, then resumed his watch, sincerely hoping no more members of their group would die today.