Thankfully, things can proceed with no threats.

The tension in the air was thick enough she probably could have cut it with her rapier. Somebody had to say something to break the stalemate-and I figured it might as well be me. She seems to very pointedely stay on the opposite side of the threshold as I whisper. "How much did you see?" I ask of them, shifting around abit to give the impression of a front-a visible sign I had turned my attention to her, if not a necessary one. The same distrust the pair seemed to keep giving me this whole was evident-this time a bit more undestandably now. "Enough." was the incredibly useless response she gave back.

Fed up at this continual mistrust, I decide to just **** the issue out into the open-which started with myself huffing before returning back into the room. She actually seemed slightly taken aback when I managed-maybe because clearly I didn't fit, maybe because she suspected me of being something the safety of the room should keep out. I had to loosen my consistency a little bit to accomadate-not so much crawling through as I did flow thought. The slight creak in protest as I came through somewhat rudely interupted whatever rest most of them were getting-though the dragon apparently slept like the dead. "Alright-Arete, time we re-introduce ourselves and put things out in the open so your guys can quit glaring daggers at me."

His eyes snapped open in a moment as he stood up-hands resting on his hips as he peered at me for several long moments. "...you look a bit different than I remember." I tilt myself a bit in some attempt to affect a shrug. "Getting thrown into a volcano does that for you. You're looking freer than I thought you'd be-your service up already?" He actually does shrug, a michevious grin on his face. "Nah-but in all the hubbub of the battle and party afterwards, perfect chance to slink off. Could ask the same for you." I laugh a bit. "Apparently, the big boss saw me as a threat. Oh, she's also a kitsune, not sure that's public knowledge. Probably thinks I'm dead, so trying to get stronger for the next time."

A moment of silence, and then laughter. "Ah-I thought that whole bit earlier was too generous. Frankly, was worried you were going to just loot from us-practically slept with an eye open. We're both in basically the same position!" With the air cleared a bit between the us, the goblin has her own piece to add. "So, when you did that to me earlier-" "Telling the truth there. I know, don't look like a religious being-but my god is frankly, undemanding." She nodded and seemed to chew over it "I see. In that case, how about heading out a bit so we don't interupt those while you fill me in on exactly what they do?" A transparent proposition, I was happy to go along with it, grinning internally-having been a bit undersexed in this trip.