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over the attention Avalanche was getting. Avalanche ignored the Vathari priestess, as if she were no more than a pestering fly.
    The first sight of Xi’han came from a ledge with nearly a hundred foot drop. It was more of a massive city , not a simple village as Thad has expected. The cavern that it was in stretched so wide Thad couldn’t see its edges in sight. It was as if the ground had simply opened up into another world. Lights sparkled in the distance as large buildings stretched from the floor of the cavern to the ceiling. Bahia let him stare in wonder enjoying the sense of awe the mage got from seeing her home. “Beautiful isn’t it. Xi’han is one of the jewels of the Underearth.” Bahia said as she made her way down a narrow path leading to the cavern floor.
    Though he could see the city Thad could tell it was still a good ways away. As they drew nearer to the city, the ground beneath them grew soft as the hard rock was replaced by dirt. To Thad’s right he could see a large underground lake filled with many of the glowing fish he had once dined on d uring his previous trip to the Underearth. On the left were large fields of mushrooms and other growing plants, as well as a few trees whose wood was as black as the deepest night. Thad had seen the wood itself before but it was the first time he had seen the tree it came from. It was massive easily thirty feet tall and so wide around, it would take ten men arm in arm to circle it. Its leaves were a red and seemed to glow faintly in the darkness.
    More and more V athari came into view. They were slightly larger than the average warrior he had seen but they were nowhere near as bulky. He watched as they worked the fields gathering crops and filling buckets with water. As far as he could tell Xi’han was much like a human city where everyone had a role to play. The only true difference he could see so far was that one was on the surface and the other was deep within the Underearth.
    Bahia changed their path slightly and led Thad through one of the fields in the direction of a small hovel. Thad didn’t know what was going through the Vathari’s mind but he figured it wasn’t worth arguing over. He had waited seasons to meet with Sae-Thae a few moments more would matter little in the great scheme of things. He had been told time and time again by the teachers at the academy that impatience was the key to disaster. Thad continued to wait as Bahia knocked on the hovel door which was quickly opened by another Vathari, who unlike the others he had seen looked like he had spent more time eating than working. As soon as the heavy Vathari’s eyes caught a glimpse of Bahia he hit his knees. “What can I do you for mistress of the dark?”
    “I want a sack of your ripest tortmars, and make it quick I do not wish to stand in this dusty hell for a moment longer than I must.” Bahia said in the commanding tone she had used when he had first met her.
    “Yes my lady.” The Vathari said as he scampered out the door disappearing into a large shed close by.
    As Thad watched the farmer scurry off , something struck him as odd. “How did I understand what he was saying?” Thad asked Bahia slightly confused. He was sure there was little chance a simple farmer would know common tongue. There would be no need for it and even in the chance he had known it he didn’t think Bahia would start the conversation with his tongue. While she had a nice side to her, considerate was not something he would use to describe her.
    Bahia laughed at him then gave him a devilishly seducing look accented with a wink. “I hope you don’t mind. I simply used a little of my power to help you understand the language. I hope you appreciate it as well my little mage , it is not an easy thing to do. I had to spend hours playing around in that little mind of yousr for it to work. We often use it more to find information from our enemies but it has many uses including inserting knowledge as well as