Rose muttered to herself, "No entrancement, don't stand too close to them." Speaking louder, she added, "Thank you Enya, we'll make sure to keep our distance from them." Reaching over carefully, she grabbed the girl and brought her and Ace to the next tree. Allowing her to sit for a moment, Rose turned her attention to the more quiet member of their party. "Ellaria," she whispered, "I know that this is frightening, but we're going to get to the staircase soon, don't you worry. We'll be safe and sound in no time." At the silent response of her partner, Rose sighed. The girl had gone catatonic again, unable to cope with the hysteria that had occurred earlier. Placing her down next to Enya, she reached into the small part on her bag and pulled out a small container which held ear plugs. Normally, she used them for auditions, but considering she didn't play anymore...
Quickly rolling up the ear plugs, she explained to Ellaria, "Night's going to be coming soon, and I don't want you to have to hear the loving dead again. I'm putting ear plugs in your ears ok? This way, you can focus on happier things, things from before you came in here." Before the girl could say a word, if she was going to, Rose quickly stuffed one ear plug in. "I'm going to climb and see how far away we are, and if we need to adjust our course any. I'll be back, but I need you both to take care of one another." With that, she placed the other ear plug in Ellaria's ear, placed each girl's hand in one another's for comfort and safety, and began to climb.
As she began her trek up the tree, Rose began to ask herself hard questions. She hadn't wanted to travel with people in the beginning. But these girls... She stayed with them and protected them even after she had parted ways with Ethic and the others. They were like the sisters she wished she had growing up, very sweet and kind, full of innocence and peculiarities as many sisters are. Rose smiled to herself softly. They'll get to the bottom safely, I'll make sure of it, she vowed. Glancing around, she realized that the staircase was now slightly to the northeast, and that they had a long ways to go still. Guess we're traveling through the night, Rose thought, climbing back down. Once she got to the girls, she plucked an ear plug out of Ellaria's ear as to not frighten her, telling both girls, "Let's get moving." Hoisting her silent psuedo sister on her back, she quickly took her other psuedo sister's hand and began adjusting their course.