"Oh, familiar faces..." The pale elf looks eerie in the semidarkness, like a ghost given flesh. "I hope you're

"Oh, familiar faces..." The pale elf looks eerie in the semidarkness, like a ghost given flesh. "I hope you're not so frightened as to swing at every shadow. It's me, Jaethal. I don't recommend advancing down the hallway — assuming you value your life, of course. There were a few people with me, and you can see what happened to them."