Pure looks around quickly, finding a really good place to hide.'He said hiding was risky, I will just go with them.'

She then remembered how the crystals lit the cavern and took one out of her bag holding it gently in her jaws

attempts to make a stone that will make her lighter, but instead drops both the cloud and the stone.

(Unfortunately not. You can craft things, but magic is a whole different thing altogether. I don't think I can disclose much more about it without spoiling the whole thing).

((I'm confused. Are you hiding or going with the guards?))

takes out the crystal from her inventory. It glows with a soft orange light. The area is very spacious, and Vixen cannot see the walls from where she is. In fact, she can only see a little bit around her, since the crystal isn't that big.

(Sorry, the guards )

The clanking of metal gets louder, and Pure can see Glitch and Sylvanna scrambling around, going back to mining and pretending they don't notice what's happening.

Two heavily armored Zolnixies appear in the tunnel, with one Ryori in front of them.

"Well, well. What do we have here? A Lighira?" The Ryori smirks. "The Queen shall be extremely pleased. Guards, take her."

is grabbed, and she sees black dotting her vision.

wakes up in a cell. Her throat feels raw. A pool of water is nearby, but it looks musty. The cell itself is made of stone, on all four walls. Pure cannot see a way out.

Pure calls for a guard many times, waiting for someone to come. "Someone come here right now!! I demand someone to come." She looked at the water, wondering if she should drink it. She took a tiny bit of it, looking if it was fine.

Aquilo takes the claw shaped ruby and tries to fit it into the crack

drinks the water. Other than the fact it tastes like dirt, it seems fine. However, Pure notices her reflection. She has an iron collar on her neck.