Larksong Grotto and the snakes start to sing

He shook his head slowly, touched by his Sister's concern and eagerness to help. However, "I have soaked it in the waters here," he said with a small smile. He gave a quick gesture with his muzzle to the lake that sat in the middle of the Grotto, reassuring her that the purifying water would have cleansed his wound enough — this was pure, sacred ground, after all.

However, her first question was the more pressing matter. The danger was not immediate, he didn't think, though one could never be too sure. Should he bring the matter up with Hiram? "They spoke of..." Phares began quietly before quickly cutting himself off, deciding not to share what the Drageda beasts had said of their Cardinal. Utter lies, surely. They tried to sway him from his path. "There is a pack east of here," he said, looking to Nova with a stern look. "They call themselves Drageda. Do you know of them?"