The night

After quite some time passed, Zamia spoke again. 'You might be right, but I still think it was wrong for Cephaphyr to place himself in danger for you. Someone who would not die.'

Surprising her, Eldrian agreed. 'Oh, that I agree with. That is why I told the others to run in case of danger. I can die and still live, they can't. The only reason I didn't do the same with Cephaphyr was that I assumed you had investigated the caves and found he would not be injured.'

Hearing this caused Zamia to become embarrassed. She had made a great mistake by not making sure the caves were indeed safe. Having believed that it would be the same as the last time she had looked.

After a while more of silence, she spoke again. 'I understand and must apologize. It is as you said, I did check the caves. But that had been a few weeks ago, during which the Oni seemed to have come in.'