She approaches as a friend.

Minerva waited for a lull in the three women's conversation, and said in a meek voice, "Hello down there? Hello?"

The blonde paladin's hand was immediately on the hilt of her sword. "Who's there?" she said.

Minerva peeked her head over the rock she was hiding behind. "My name is Minerva," she said, keeping her eyes wide. She wanted to look scared. "I've been alone down here for a while... Maybe you can help me?"

"Cecilia, it's just some lost girl," Myria said. "Come on down!"

"Are you hurt?" Dew, the elf, said.

"No," Minerva said. "I've been able to avoid trouble, mostly. But the party that I came down here with... they're all gone."

"You're an adventurer like us?" Dew asked.

"Duh," said Myria. "Look at that cloak. Clearly a mage like you, Dew."

"Look," Minerva said, "as long as we're all down here, can I travel with you? It's good to have allies."

"Have the beasts given you any trouble?" Cecilia asked. "Have they... violated you?"

"I... they did barb me," Minerva said, eyes downcast demurely. "But I got away before... you know..."

"Oh shit," Myria said. "What was it like?"

"It was... terrifying. The venom makes you feel so... so good," Minerva closed her eyes and remembered the feeling of the venom coursing through her veins, driving her into a hopeless fit of arousal. "Soooo good..." She could feel her nether regions warming, but she remembered her goal. "It takes all your willpower to keep your wits about you when you've been poisoned."

"Well, we certainly can't just leave you here," Cecilia said. "You're welcome to travel with us."

"Do you have any insight about the caves' layout?" Dew asked.

"Some," she said, keeping a straight face, even though she felt a wicked grin try to escape. "Follow me. I'll show you where I've been... camping."

"Lead the way," the paladin said.

Too easy, Minerva thought, and she led her new friends deeper into the tunnels.