Kash, your peace is disturbed again. This time, it's not is some twisted landscape but by Perci, who is jostling you awake. The ground below you rumbles softly, but nothing dangerous at this time. 

*snort* "huh.. hrrrrng.....what.......oh Perci.....hi there..." and he looks around

"Okay, soldier, up and out," Kora says to Kash. "Johnothon, dig us a way out of here!" If Aria has Sylrie in hand, she'll make sure everyone is moving behind Johnothon. Otherwise, she'll take Sylrie's elbow and guide him.

Kash clambers out of the crystal, stretches, yawns and gets ready to move out.  

"Everyone ok? What happened?"

"Just follow the badger," Kora says with a smile. "It's good to see you again."

"and you as well Kora.......it was strange in there......"

Badgothon lets out a little Badger sound, and begins tunneling into the ground, attempting to dig his way out. Claw after Claw slicing through the dirt, he digs.

Aria gives a slight smile of relief as Kash comes out, and keeps Sylrie updated. "Kash is out and awake. He seems fine. We're tunneling out, I'll keep guiding you, all right?"

"wait...what is wrong with Sylrie?" Kash notices Aria helping him.

Sylrie nods, "Ok..." his voice is thick with concern the whole situation, the worst possible scenarios playing through his mind. 

After about a half-hour of digging one way, then digging another, Badgathon is able to dig you to the caved-in entrance. And he digs through that as well. Back into the entrance, you will see Dot and Sarge using their hands, pulling stones and rocks out without any armor and most of their clothing off. Both are covered in sweat. They jump back as they see the giant badger dig through, but a cry of relief escapes Dot's mouth as she sees Greywind safe, and almost sound. 

"By the Host, I did not think we'd lay eyes on you all again." She runs up, and completely out of character for her, starts hugging each of you. 

Sarge laughs and smacks Johnathon's badger back. "Ye did good, lad. Ye did well." Before he collapses on the floor and pulls out a waterskin. Dirt cakes his hands and face, as it does to LT's. 

Sylrie stumbles out of the tunnel, he's elated to smell fresh air, to hear the LT and Sarge's voices. He can feel the cool non stale air brush against his face, not much wind this far down, but still some from the cave entrance. He accepts the hug, and settles in for a moment before she moves onto the next member. "Thank you Johnathan, for getting us out of there" Sylrie says in the direction from which Sarge is praising the transformed druid. 

Kora will see everyone out of the tunnel safely, then go to Sylrie. "What you did down there, as brave as any soldier I've seen. The Queen would be proud. We'll get you fixed up, I swear."

When Johnothon turns back into human form, Kora will give him an undignified hug. "You saved us, John, no question about it. And... I am wondering if there's something you can do for Sylrie?"

"Flash of light blinded him," Aria explains to Kash briefly when he asks the question.

(Assuming she's getting a hug too). Aria is a little awkward getting the hug, then occupies herself with keeping an eye on Sylrie and calming Sivi while the rest of the reunited Greywind talks.

"What happened down there?" LT will ask, "More caves?"

More caves, certainly. Johnothon says, forming back into his half-elf form, scar on his shoulder and Dragonmark on the other and all. He holds up the cocoon. And I plan to study this. It’s a cocoon, of sorts, and it intrigued me.

He hugs Kora back, although gently, as if he wasn’t used to huggers. Yes? I only transformed into a digging animal. What did you want me to do for Sylrie?

Kora, speaking to Johnathon. "When you've rested up, would you see if there's anything your magic can do for Sylrie?"

Then she turns to the LT and Sarge, and gives a concise report of what happened underground, noting the cocoon that Johnathon brought out, and bringing Kash over to describe his experience inside one of them. "Greywind was exemplary, sirs, every one of them, Aria, too, crisp and decisive, followed orders and acted bravely. We would not have survived were it not for the actions of the unit, acting as a unit." She glances at the large hole Johnathon has left. "We should guard that hole, sir, and send a report, if we've a way to do it."

"That does not explain what happened though. When the cave entrance caved in with the earthquake, we feared the worst. I feared the worst. I thought I sent you to your tomb. I should have been down there with you in the caves. We will send a report, of course. But what did you see down there? What are we guarding against?" The ground rumbles again softly as the LT asks her questions. 

"Maybe we should make our way towards the light of the night sky, Dot," Sarge says. As he will put an arm under Sylrie and walk him towards the entrance of the main cave. "Yer going to be alright, lad. Sarge got ye."

Aria lifts Sivi up onto her shoulder and moves towards the horses (are they outside or inside? Can't remember), checking them over to make sure none of them were injured in the quake and calming them as necessary.