The woman's lips curled in a wicked smile, listening to the words that came from both Nita and Shirley. "Oh, I feel so relieved that you do not wish to interfere with our mission... Yet you are the mission. We are the guardsmen of these lands. Maelstrom should have mentioned that to you." She stepped forward, her boots digging into the dirt, as if she wore the weight of two giants. If her feet would remain on the sand's surface, she would easily tower above most of the people present. Now, she was reaching the same height as Emilia, who only eyed the woman with distrust, given the way she had only been of negative attitude.

"Priestess, there is no curse in these lands- Don't even think of opening your mouth, wench. Your fires were the reason the Darkness cannot leave it's grasps from our beloved King." She directed her gaze and a pointing finger at Emilia, who in fact was trying to explain their reason. She felt dumbfounded, attacked by the way the woman was still acting. In a way, the woman's voice was threatening, even feisty.

She would have continued her approach and her onslaught of threats to the group, but another beast rose from a slumber. The ground shook a moment, shifting the sands a little, as a worm beast burst out of the soils not too far away. Given it's size, it could leap at a dog and eat it whole. "Perhaps you can prove yourself at least handy. Kill the Wyrm. Maybe then I would see you as worthy." She walked over to the bonfire and sat down, refusing to let anyone touch it.

Emilia sighed, turning to the group. As it appeared, the beast was not hostile for now, simply dashing through the sands in a fashion similar to a snake. Sometimes, it would submerge into the sands and leap out of it, the maw of the worm creature splitting open like a blossom, revealing razor teeth halfway into the gaping jaws. It appeared to be slow, as in people being capable of following the beast without trouble. "I don't see a reason to kill a beast that is not trying to harm us", Emilia spoke to the woman at the bonfire. As response, the Firekeeper received another crooked smile, but nothing more.