"Of course," Ariel said, taking the necklace from Meesei and loading up the rest of the things she would need. On top of what she brought in initially; a health potion, two magicka potions, a brown potion that improved her destruction spells temporarily, a scroll and a dagger; she also brought along a dark potion that held a shield effect and a purple potion that would reflect magic for a time. "Let's get moving, then. I'll tell you more about what to expect on the way."

Ariel began to walk to the cave entrance with Meesei in tow. Before exiting the chamber, she turned and addressed Sabine, Lorag and Janius, "we'll be back well before morning I think." She said with a small wave.

As they walked through the cave complex, Ariel began her briefing of sorts. Outside of talking casually with the pack, she talked with a tone that spoke of a confident level of knowledge, rather than her slightly nervous, conflict avoiding self from before. "The Vos Witches Coven is situated in an old ruined fortress on a hillside. The local authorities lost their deed to the land due to some swindle the witches pulled at least a century ago, but their presence has been tolerated for a number of reasons. I know a few side entrances we can use, so finding a way in shouldn't be difficult. You just have to be careful of runes set on the ground that will alert sentinels to our presence. They can be hard to spot if you aren't looking for them. White runes, they are, about the size of your palm." Ariel held her hand up as an example, before crawling through the hole in the cave in that she still couldn't work out what happened to cause it.

She continued walking after dusting herself off on the other side. "The sentinels themselves are animated skeletons, often armed and armoured. They aren't too tough or smart, but there are a lot of them, and they can raise an alarm quickly. As long as we stay out of their vision and don't make too much noise, they shouldn't prove to be a problem. If we approach at nightfall, most of the witches will probably be asleep, but there are many that like to perform rituals under the moonlight, so we shouldn't be complacent." Ariel turned her head to Meesei for extra emphasis on her next point, "Oh, and if you see a particularly hunched witch, one with feathers on her, that is one of the hagravens. They are very old and very powerful, especially in this coven. Don't try to best them, it's not worth it." Ariel's words were truthful, but underneath she still had a respect for her old mentors. The hagravens often weren't as much involved with the coven's practices as they were used to, they more interested in their own pursuits, they were smart enough not to get involved with a Daedric war in any case.

They eventually found the mouth of the cave and stepped into the light of the day. "There won't be much to see from outside the walls, so I was going to try a headcount with a life detection spell and maybe slip in for a moment to see where they had set up the equipment to make the gas. Did you have any thoughts?"

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With Ahnasha seeing more reason now, Fendros wasn't so worked up. After kissing her, he felt as if they weren't rushing towards something they would regret. He nodded slowly in acknowledgement, he was put at peace for now. He brought her close and held her body to his chest, wanting to just sit and embrace for a while. "You don't have to be afraid, Ahna," He said quietly, feeling her heart beat. They sat in each other's arms for several minutes. It was another moment that Fendros didn't want to see the end of. Here, they could just be together, comforting each other. Never had he felt more like doing nothing was the best thing in the world.

After those several minutes had passed, Fendros looked down at Ahnasha. "As for staying out of danger, you do what you think is best, Ahna." He stroked the back of her head, "I understand protecting the child."