The group paused when Melik said he could fix the howling wind the hit the mouth of the tunnel, well, the girls did, Reggie continued onward with Eleanor. Lydia's mouth elongated slightly as she nodded her head, impressed at the total darkness that surrounded them now. "That will come in handy," she said, her voice dry as always.

Nyx, in her usual manner went bumbling through the dark until her hands stumbled upon the wall that had formed and soon, she could feel it moving from the other side and it was fading away.

As the sand wall pulled away, a very irritated blonde woman stood there, her fist raised from hitting it. "What the hell," she hissed at the white haired woman.

Nyx stood up, a cheerful smile on her face as she said, "Melik made it to keep us safe!"

Sabine clearly didn't look impressed as she said, "Did he now? Well, how 'bout you go scope out the area to see just what he's protecting us from, hmmm?" The woman then passed the white haired one, pushing her outside as she then went by the others and into the darkness of the tunnel.

"Two taps and you're in," Nyx said in a sing-song voice, her German-style accent clinging heavily to the words. Twirling around, she saluted the other two as she tapped the sand dusting on the side, the wall rebuilding itself.

A set of footsteps echoing on the cave walls could be heard all around them and soon, a glow started to break through the tunnel. "You guys are taking too long," Noah chided, sticking her tongue out at them. A large smile blossomed on her face, the tips of her hair a bright pink as she approached the two. "Everyone wants to see the boy the helped save everyone, not to mention the one that saved Eleanor."

With that Noah grabbed his hand, pulling him along through the tunnel. She could feel that his movements were sluggish and in what seemed to be a practiced move, she managed to get herself under his arm, to help prop him up a bit. Looking at the male, she gave him a warm smile as she said, "You saved far more than you probably think. You're a hero to us all."

The further they moved through the tunnel, the warmer it got and soon, light pooled all around them as they entered a large, cavernous room. People started clapping, the noise not echoing, thankfully due to the number of people as well as some of the items they were able to bring with them. There were a few men that were positioned to keep people back if they tried to rush the male; between Reggie and Noah, they had been quite firm on telling people to give them space and time to rest.

Fortunately, no one had to be pulled back, they all kept their distance, though the look of happiness and relief in their eyes spoke volumes.

Noah led the male to a quieter section of the the cavern, it branched off front he main room in another tunnel. There were a couple of cots set up, Eleanor sleeping on one.

"We hand everyone ship out for now, let you guys get your rest," Reggie said from behind them as his large form blocked the tunnel. "Everyone's used to sleeping around the main fire anyway, so they weren't upset about waiting for their new sleeping area."

Leading him over to the open cot, Noah helped Melik sit down. "Get some rest, we're not going anywhere, anytime soon." There was a soft smile on her face as she stepped back, her and Reggie leaving the room. There was a small fire burning in the middle, nowhere near as large as the one in the main room, but it kept that room warm.

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Skipping through the snow, Nyx hummed as the frozen water pelted her skin and seemed to vanish. Her body took the moisture and absorbed it, keeping her higher need for water quenched as she tromped through the snow. It was probably because of that, that the snow didn't bother her. The liquid she absorbed quickly heated to body temperature which helped to keep her warm, but even she wasn't completely immune to the frigid weather. It also could have been due to the fact that it was early spring and things were warming up and melting, even with the blizzard, rather than freezing again.

"Getting some water, getting some water," she sung to herself, running her hands along branches and rocks. The snow, like what was falling and the immediate stuff that touched her feet and legs, seemed to neatly vanish without a trace of ever having been there.

Turning around, she saw that her foot prints were filling up quickly as well; which was good. She wouldn't have the same problem going back, fortunately, since she would be hydrated, but for now, her trail had to be masked.

A little further out, the woman found a large rock. Climbing up onto it, she took a seat, crossing her arms. Her brows knit together as the cold bit at her through her clothing, but soon she relaxed. Leaning down, she scooped up a handful of snow from in front of her and hold it, it began to melt. The water didn't drip through her fingers, nor absorb into her skin, it just sat in a neat little pool.

Pulling her hands away from it, the water floated before her. A smile on her face, she brought it close, where she nuzzled it saying, "We have work to do little friend." Pushing her hands out, the water orb floated away, flattening like a pancake and lowering towards the snow below.

The orb seemed to steam slightly and that caused the snow around it to quickly begin melting. As it melted, the new water soon joined the orb. Soon, it looked like ribbons of water danced about the air, melting snow here and there, careful to not take too much at a time.

Nyx, sitting on her rock, was like the conductor of the show. She would move her arms in various fluid movements, different parts of the water responding accordingly. As she did so, a smile was on her face as she hummed to the movement of the water.

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