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Considering what she said, Arkhel looked up at the vicious array of needle-like spikes and sharp stone blades. The first time he had come here, he was being chased by Hybrid-Hunters, and had no choice other than to go though. When he had first saw it, he had quite nearly wet his pants. He didn't even want to remember what it was like to fly through the first time. Brushing those thoughts aside, Arkhel turned his attention back to Koi. "Good. we don't want to waste a lot of time here." He stepped forward, taking her hands and guiding them to his shoulders. "Come on then, hop up! Just be careful not to touch my wings, it wouldn't do any good to lose control up there."

Arkel chuckled a little bit at the idea of Koi pulling him down, but then quickly became serious. He caught her and moved her legs to be wrapped around his hip/thigh area, and then wrapped his arms around her, holding her wings in gently so nothing would catch and damage them. He showed no sigh of emotion during the entire procedure, and in short order was ready for flight. He crouched just a little bit, counted to three, then jumped, engaging his wings as he did so. He moved quickly up the narrow chute, and was soon at the top of it, bearing only a slight scratch on the right arm of his armor. He ignored the damage, and instead hovered in the joint area before the horizontal segment. "Are you all right?" He asked of Koi. He didn't wait for her answer, and instead started moving after rechecking her grip. he moved a little slower during this part, as he had to wind amongst the blade-like rock formations that seemed to lust for their blood. But again, this was not enough to stop him, and they both got through unharmed. Arkhel again checked Koi's grip at the next joint, and actually balanced on a ledge to give his flight muscles a little bit of a rest. He wasn't particularly tired, even with the extra weight of Koi to lift, but this last part was the most deadly of all. It showed it, too. There was actually a skeleton impaled on one of the spikes about halfway down. All of the spikes and blades hooked upwards, for some reason, and were want to catch any who attempted to navigate them. Arkhel double-double checked both their grips, urging Koi to tighten her grip around his waist. He then began his slow descent down the shaft. He didn't expect to make good speed here, and wouldn't dare risk it, especially with Koi counting on him. His slow descent was punctuated by a stop near the skeleton where there was a little bit less room, and so he moved slower. The pair did make it down safely though, or so it would seem. Arkhel landed softly, so as not to jar Koi loose, and stood there, enjoying the triumph of having navigated the treacherous corridors with a passenger. He didn't relax his grip on Koi, allowing himself emotions once again, and chuckling at the thought of how they must look.

"We must look like a pair of young lovers about now, holding each other as tightly as we are." Arkhel pointed out. "Actually, that might not be so bad." Arkhel said contemplatively "We probably would be compatible, since we're both half-fairy..." Arkhel fell into silence as he considered it, not realizing that he was still holding Koi.

"Well, we're out of the danger zone, if that's what you're asking." Arkhel replied. "Do you still want me to carry you?"

Arkhel gently set her down, then sniffed at the air to see what Koi was talking about. "I'm not sure." He answered. "It's not something that I've smelled down here before. It smells almost like... Rotting fruit, or something."

"Are you alright?" Arkhel asked in a concerned voice. "Can you walk? What about your ankle? Is it sprained?"

Still worried about her leg, Arkhel swept her back up, holding her like a small child. "Maybe now would be a good time for you to turn on the wing-lights you were talking about earlier."