Laucian was fighting to the shades. He heard Aerie praying to her god to heal his wounds. He could hear Viconia too praying to her goddess for the same reason. The shade seeing him concentrating on something else advanced its attack on him. But Laucian was smarter than it had thought; dodging its attack he severed its head with one of his longswords. The shade disappeared. Laucian looked to his companions, the fight was over.
Jaheria was looking at him. "I think we are close to the dark temple child." She said solemnly, then she glared at the arguing drow and avariel "Why don't you choose one of them and end our torment?" she added sighing. Laucian smirked "You won't get to explain why I should choose one of them will you Jae?" he said trying to hide his fear. Jaheria smiled "By Silvanus I only made that mistake once." She said laughing "But child seriously you will eventually have to make a decision about them. I think in the end they will force you to.". Laucian "Jae I can't get involved with someone." His voice was very determined "I am a Bhaalspawn and I am doomed to hurt everyone around me." He stopped "And besides that I don't want to be anyone's sweetheart.". Jaheria looked to him understanding his position. "You don't feel anything for them." She said bluntly. Laucian nodded "They are good friends to me but... no.". Jaheria nodded in comparison "But you have to tell them that or both of them will be hurt.". With this she turned to Minsc who was searching for Boo who was on his shoulder. Laucian felt gazes piercing his back and turned to see both Aerie and Viconia staring at him. The fighter-thief looked to the trees shuddering. "Dammit." He murmured "I am going to be dead meat.".
The temple was close as Jaheria said it would be. Laucian saw the shades nearly curtaining the temple. Aerie whispered to him "These... these shades remind o-of the illusions Kalah made." She said her voice full of fear. Laucian cursed to himself, he couldn't just say I don't like you or your whining or your voice, hey I don't like you at all. "Aerie." He said trying not to be too rude or gentle "Don't worry these are weaker than us.". With this he ran into the shades. He saw Anath the werewolf dying in the shade's arms. "Laucian the light... the mirror... it's the only way to destroy them." She was fighting back to them but they were much stronger than Anath, she prayed to Selune as the lethal strike came. Laucian looked to the dead werewolf and understood what she had just meant. He searched around and saw the mirror. He started running towards it, realizing his friends had started to fight the shades. The mirror needed just a little adjustment to reflect the light and its result was better than he expected it to be.
All the shades disappeared in the shiny light. Viconia winced in pain and leaned on Laucian. Laucian held her for a moment then set her on her feet. "If you touch me once again jaluk I will..." she stared hard at him then she chuckled "I think you would enjoy it.". Aerie ran near to them "Aha the wingless dove tries to protect her own protector. Worry not girl Viconia has done nothing to him." She smiled wickedly "Yet.". Just as Aerie opened her mouth to reply (to Laucian's horror) Jaheria called them and told them that they needed to rest and then to explore the temple. Laucian sighed in relief and escaped near Minsc.
Dark, cold, empty, rotten and damp. Sin could describe her cell only with these words. She looked to the wall she could hear the other prisoner's attempts to break the door. They were useless; she had tried everything she knew to open the doors. "Don't waste your strength." She said aloud. The bumping voices stopped "Who are you? More shades teasing me?" a female voice replied. "No friend I am a prisoner as you are... I am in the next cell.". The voice waited a few second before replying. "Then well met friend." The voice said "I am Mazzy Fentan a valiant warrior of Arvoreen. And to whom do I talk?". The crintri hesitated but gave her name nonetheless "I am called Sin." She said quieting her voice "I am a humble stalker from the forest. How did you got caught Mazzy?". Mazzy sighed and began her story "Me and my band...". Sin smiled at least she was not alone in the darkness.