Rialynn blinked, looking between the two. She wasn't offended in the slightest, just stating the way she saw it. Awkwardly she rubbed the back of her head. How was it she could read a crowd so easily, but fail so utterly when it came to just talking to other people?

"Right. Sorry, Hisui. I didn't mean to shut you down or anything," she shook her head before offering a lopsided smile. Blue Mages had to stick together, after all.

As soon as they drew near enough to one of the toppled stone structure where Rialynn had something tangible to which she could hitch her horse, she dismounted and looked around the ruined, sand-soaked remains. No Skeletons or Chimeras yet, as far as she could see, and she knew the Gargoyles wouldn't show up until it grew dark. With winter in full swing, they wouldn't have much daylight available to them.

The place gave her stomach a queasy feeling just looking at it. This place had only been destroyed in the last, what, two years? Three? It was unsettling in its silence. The explosion of just one crystal had done all of this... She tried to feel excited about the journey and the exploration, but up close, she could only picture the suddenness of the destruction. Most of those killed in the blast probably never knew it happened before they'd died.

She drew her sword and gave a faint nod to the others.