As the dust settled, Bones was awestruck by the sheer level of destruction all around the room. Not a single construct was left standing nor could any of the scavengers be seen. So complete was their annihilation that not even charred remains were left to mark their passing. They were simply... gone.

[i]Magic sure is terrifying,[/i] Bones thought as he looked at the drider, shook his head and revised his thoughts. [i]No, she is terrifying. And where was all this power earlier?[/i]

The answer came soon enough as Xune mounted her grotesque chariot and said, "Let's keep moving we need to go deeper to make this place mine."

Without being able to help himself, Bones tightened his grip on his sword as he stepped forward to shout, [b]"HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING?"[/b]

He regretted it as soon as he said it.

Sheathing his sword and looking down at one of his lifeless hands, Bones continued in a calmer voice, [b]"Many before you have tried to do the exact same thing, but this place... it only takes and takes from you until there's nothing left. Only a husk."[/b]

Balling his hand into a fist, he spoke the way he used to when his companions in life were in need of common sense, [b]"If you really want to claim the pyramid then give up on trying to keep it intact. If there is a way to do it then it won't be through its defences. After all, would you be foolish enough to include such a flaw in its design?"[/b]

Moving towards the new passage, Bones picked up his thrown dagger along the way and while passing by the drider, he said in hushed tones, [b]"What you said about bringing back my friends, please don't."[/b]