Vinsue felt around the walls as she looked for a way out. It took a lot of will for her not to panic or crumble. She sat down and thought of how she may get back out. 
"Can't call for this stone absorbs the sound" the stone was a mix of sandstone that would make it hard to get sound through but this stone is eassy to chisel away.

The thought of how to get out struck her. She untied and removed here boots. Vinsue placed the fire glaive bedside it. Her claws grew from  her now talon like hands and feet. Like a lizzerd, she climed wall. She used her back feet to stay as she started digging at the top. Though the stone was soft this was going to take a bit of time and work.

"Not resistance. In face, the other way around," the sphinx referred. "Think of how it would be in an overturned hourglass. The opening is small, so it can be handled at a decent pace, and may be even to stop. However, the more she calls forth this power, the more the the hole opens, and the more the same can flow through. At a certain point, it becomes nearly impossible to stop the sand from flowing before you find yourself buried in it. However, it seemed we found a way to halt its flow and reverse the hourglass… or maybe the force found us."

Stepping to the other side of Jesgil, Nofre-ari laid down before looking at her, watching the many gaps in her arms glow green as they sealed up through the magic artifact. She looked like she was knocked into a pretty deep sleep, but for all they knew, she needed it. "It may be possible, but I have my doubts. There are many children of man and dragon, but most take shape of a lizard-like being standing your size. If anything, the amount of human she shows could be questionable if it were not silver dragons loving to be with other humans, feeling free to guise themselves in such forms to be with them without fear.

"The biggest worry is what she said." Looking over at Gale, she told her, "She called you a treasure. Something she must protect. While her profession would ask to make sure her master or mistress is alright, you were heightened to the level of treasure, and when it comes to most tales, no one should try to get between a dragon and their treasure."

"Ah…I see." So using it too much was dangerous for her, lest she lose herself. She did not know much about dragons, but from what she had read in Master Rushaad's book of pictures, they were very strong and were protective of their treasures. They would even fight tooth and nail if it meant their treasures were safe and sound. This made the girl both happy and saddened. She was happy, as it meant Jesgil saw her as someone to be treasured in her eyes. However because of her heritage, it meant she would have difficulty keeping herself in check. She did not know how to change this, or if it could be changed. The most she could do, would be to aim to do her part and keep Jesgil from worrying. 

She sat where she was, looking up at the ceiling as the greenish lights flickered across. Deep in contemplation, she believed that perhaps it was because she appeared weaker than she was that such thoughts were in the woman's mind. When she would awake, Gale told herself that she would reassure her not to worry so much anymore. The sound of flapping wings heralded the arrival of Asha and Sidra. "You've returned! Are you both well?" The dream-walker asked. "We were quite lucky. The traps were fairly simple, and we reached a locked chamber of sorts. There's a possibility that it might hold treasure, or just a group of waiting sarcophagi. Where's that other woman?" Sidra said, noting that they were one person short.

"She hasn't returned. I thought she would come back with you." Gale said, uncertainty in her voice. "Perhaps we should wait?" "That would be prudent. Is Jesgil still resting? When she awakens, we will recount our experiences along the path we took." Asha settled down on a broken piece of sandstone rubble, preening her fiery wings. Sidra took a seat as well, noting the piles of dust on the floor. "It seems you weren't left without being harassed while we were away." 

Aqua was stating to worry about Vinsue. She sat by the entrance of the one tunnel and looked down it. She whimpered than went and laid beside Jesgil but kept watching for her mom to return.

Vinsue was having some truble digging out but at the scratch that finally broke through she was relieved. It was actually eassy to dig once she broke through but her pore claws would need a lot of care to be what they where. 

She let her wings dissapear before squeezeing through the hole and sat on the other side. Her arms hurt and legs where tired but she was out and had to get back to the group. She had to summon her boots and put them on before summenceing her glaive. 

A heavy dust causeing her to calf and made her weary of what she may find. Will to get back to her child and the group was all that kept her from resting. She walked back to the group to find that everyone elce was there and only the girl with dragon blood was asleep. Everyone else looked ok. Aqua of course was quick to climb onto vinsue's shoulder before she started to relay what happened through yaps and whistles.

It was a short while after Vinsue returned did the maid begin to stir, a low groan escaping her lips as she tried to push herself upwards. However, it seemed the weight of her own body was that of an anvil and found herself quickly falling back other. "T-this is strange…" he sound herself saying, muffled underneath the blanket. "Why is it so difficult to feel my fingers? Everything feels so numb…" As her eyes adjusted, she saw the glow emanating from her open wounds on her arm, eyes growing wide as panicked breath echoed in the room.

It was Nofre-ari who removed the blanket from her head, exposing her top end, showing off her silver hair with red tips and closing wounds to everyone in the area. "I see you have awoken," the sphinx stated. "You should not drive yourself so hard. Use this moment to relax." The sphinx's eyes stared down at her with no remorse. "After all, what is one who walks like a man, but thinks like a demon?" It felt the area quiet for a bit before Jesgil chuckled.

"A demon?" she repeated. "Now isn't that a bit harsh for ensuring the safety of others?"

"Fine then. How about this: What is a man willing to save everyone but themselves?"

"I get you," she muttered before her eyes looked up to Gale. "I would bow and ask for forgiveness about my actions, but it seems like I cannot get up for the moment…"

Gale had been waiting for Jesgil to awaken, keeping herself from drifting off to sleep like she normally would have. Come over to her, she sat on the ground and placed her hands on Jesgil's. "Nofre-ari told me why you acted as you did. There is no need to ask for forgiveness. Please don't worry so much. I will do my best to keep myself safe from now on." Asha picked up on what the girl was implying and alighted from her perch. Settling down on Gale's shoulder, the phoenix spoke. "I can attest to this. Though she is but a child, she is not as frail as her gentle demeanor might imply. Her meekness hides strength; and a heart which burns steadily and brightly like a flame."

Now that they were all present, Sidra cleared her throat to get their attention. "I hope you all didn't have too much trouble while we were briefly separated. The phoenix and I found a path which leads to a sealed chamber. There were hieroglyphs on the walls nearby which we assumed bore relevance to the room's contents, however there wasn't much for us to draw conclusions from. The traps along the way were quicksand, trapdoors, and wall pikes. Perhaps we were a bit lucky." Retrieving her sash back from Jesgil, Gale folded it and put it away. "We were attacked while all of you were exploring the paths." The dream-walker said. "The very images on the walls came to life and began to assail us, and when they perished they crumbled into dust. I have never seen such enchantment before…" This pyramid was certainly an oddity. It was like a physical object created from magic. 

Vinsue sat down and laid her glave across her lap as she listened to the different tails of what happened. "They must have some really valuable stuff to go through the trouble of all those traps and enchantments. There was only a pit trap my way. They had some buttons at the bottom of it each with different symbols. I pressed one but nothing but a lot of noise happened." she said looking around than closing her eyes. the call had returned to her what she came for was up but she did want to know what was in the chamber the other two had found. she opened her eyes and looked at the half-blood. "Was that the first time you protected your treasure?" She asked.

"a treasure being something that will not live as long as you is always a dangerous thing. Depression from a dead or lost treasure has killed many of our kind. Your body is recovering from the over excursion of protecting your friend." she said, remembering when she lost her mate and when she lost her parent. she had been unwilling to even fly or hunt both times. it took others to bring her out of that state both times. she shook the memories and got up. "What I came for is upstairs." she simply said. 

Jesgil had a blank stare in her eyes as Gale tried to comfort her… She was confused about what had occurred! For all she knew, there were many enemy forces coming out of the walls, placing Gale and Nofre-ari in danger… and then… and then… What even happened? Jesgil slugged her hand to her forehead, trying to think about what event s happened afterwards…. Yet… everything became blank. All she had left was a pain in her head and a numb body that placed her where she was.

"First… time?" she mumbled, trying once more to push herself up, yet once again fell over once again, a pained groan escaping her lips. "I would hope not… After all, a maid… should treat her clients as such treasures. A duty to make sure they are cared for and safe during their time of employment…" Instead of pulling herself up again, she rolled herself up onto her sphinx's paw, who worked her to rest on the side of the stairs that fell over. When she was stable, she placed her paw on the draconian's head before muttering under his breath, closing the wound on her head from the massive impact. "Thank you…" she muttered before looking up at the two of them.

"I… I think this time here has been too much for me… Over a week of trying to hold off the undead at the camp… constantly calling upon my power… The nights have been restless…" In fact, she would rather get some more sleep right now, but they had to push forward…

"You should rest. If what happened was a result of overexertion, then forcing yourself further isn't going to improve your condition." Sidra stated flatly. "Since we've all gathered together again, the phoenix and I will lead Vinsue to the chamber we discovered. Though I wouldn't raise my hopes too high; this entire location is in essence a magical construct. Whatever has been left here could just as likely be a mere illusion. Unfortunately with magic illusions can be even more deadly than the genuine article." The sphinx continued, throwing a glance at the full-dragon. It was easy to see that sphinxes and dragons did not often get along. While the mystical beasts with eagle wings and lion-like bodies prized knowledge and wisdom above all else, this mindset put them at odds with the innate nature of dragons to collect treasures. Naturally Sidra did not think much of Vinsue, if her attitude did not make this clear. Sphinxes found the company of own kind slightly more tolerable than that of dragons.

"Stay safe, Asha and Sidra. Should I send the cats with you?" Gale asked. She held out a small statuette made from metal which fit in her palm. It was in the shape of two cats sitting beside each other, one in silver and one in gold. The sphinx paused, then approached to take it. "You still have that war elephant with you, so I'll accept it this time." It was also apparent that their lion-like features were not just for show, as they also possessed the pride associated with the animal. "Come, follow after us." Asha beckoned to Vinsue, flying slowly in the direction of the path she and Sidra took earlier. 

Gale stayed behind with Jesgil, waving to her companions as they disappeared down the corridor. The two beasts led Vinsue down a narrow hall, pausing before the traps. They moved through them one by one, as they had not changed since the last time they went through. At the end of the path was the sealed chamber Sidra had spoken of, with hieroglyphic symbols and pictures on the walls around it. There were those strange yellow bar-shaped figures, and people moving them. The depictions were very vague as they didn't provide much clues as to what exactly the 'bars' were. The door was a simple stone slab. Either glory or ruin awaited them within. "Here it is. Well? What are you planning to do?" Came the sphinx's question. She laid down a few paces away from the chamber, leaning her head on one of her paws.

It was ovious the girl needed sleep and a lot of it, Vinsue hopped that the sleep was what made her think like that. Even a half blood should not be a servant. There was no use in trying to convince her of anything until she was better. It would be better to let her rest. Not that she cared but she did not want the other sphinx upset at her too. 

"I'm commming" she said to Asha, than followed. She at first tryed to figure out what she did to get on the lions nurves. Once they finally stopped she looked at the wall than at the sphinx. "First off why are you mad at me?" She said. 

After a minute she looked back at the wall. Though she could not read it it seemed to be of no help. Slowly she reached out and touched the wall. On contact she stopped moving as her eyes started to glow. She stayed that way for a while. Aqua climbed back into the pack.