Terasuko sat quietly on her bed, dressed in her white nightgown, deep in prayer. 
Her hands were clasped together infront of her, and her head was bowed to the 
floor in reverence. 

"... May you always watch over me... my father, my lord, my god." 

She pulled back the sheets, and prepared to lie down... when she smelled it. 

"Smoke...?" 

She stood and walked to the door, carefully placing her hand on it. 

It was hot. She pressed her ear against the door, and she could hear the roar of 
flames, muffled through the door. 

"By Ceipheed's name..." 

She ran to her bed, and quickly slipped her robe on over her nightgown. 

She stood infront of the door, and prepared the best shield spell she could 
muster. 

Quickly, she threw open the door. Heat blasted her body, and smoke tore at her 
lungs. Coughing, she started down the hallway as fast as her legs could take her. 
Debri fell from the ceiling, occasionally striking her shield, and sometimes 
nearly breaking through. 

She called out for her friends... and for her love, Richard Kneirko... but she 
heard no reply. Perhaps they'd escaped... she could only hope so. She had no hope 
of finding them in this. If they weren't... 

She quickly shook off that thought. She was the only one she could save, for the 
moment. 

For once, she was thankful for her blindness. She knew her way around this place 
by feel, rather than sight. The smoke and flame couldn't blind her, she already 
was. 

However, the smoke was taking it's toll on her lungs, she held the collar of her 
robe over her mouth, to act as a filter. It helped a little, but not much. She 
was getting tired, and the heat sapping her strength as well... 

Finally she made it into a cavern. She didn't know which one it was. She wished 
for once she'd been a bit more adventurous, and done a little exploring... 

But it wasn't the time to worry anymore. She didn't have the strength left. 

She curled up on the cavern floor, and slept.