"You know! This is starting to get really annoying having to come and save everyone all the time. I should be getting paid for this, speaking of which! You think I am going to let you die when you are in debt to me. Sorry, love, but it ain't going to happen, you will do your debt in full!"
Diana was about to throw a rock to deter the creature when she heard Klaus's voice. The creature shattered the crutch in it's bare hands and she slithered back into the darkness of the cave. Several snakes followed her into the cave, but the few that lingered behind were kicked by Klaus. She rose, limping over, surprised that Jalen wasn't with him. Did he even go after their dark haired companion at all? She decided to wait, hoping Klaus hadn't abandoned him, "Well it isn't exactly our fault. We needed someone to go after Jalen, and I can barely walk. Putting Arya and Jalen together is like adding gasoline to a fire. Really? I'm sure she plans to pay you back and all, but right now I believe we have a Gorgon on our hands. She fled deep into the cave during your shouting..." Diana was panting softly, but at least her temperature seemed to have gone down. She picked up the biggest piece of the crutch using it to support herself. [/right]
"Disgusting things."
"Snakes are quite useful.." She argued in a low mumble, too soft to hear clearly. Diana was quite fond of snakes actually.. when they weren't out to kill her, of course. She noticed something about Klaus change, something in his aura was extremely dark. It felt almost consuming. She felt herself practically being sucked into an abyss so dark that even a flashlight would be consumed in it's nothingness. She shivered at the sensation she felt, but stood her ground. She reminded herself that she was a Stirling, of her beliefs. She couldn't give up on others.. whether or not she believed in herself, she had to give others someone to believe in.
She looked to Arya, who also came out, shortly after her. She finally shared her secret with Arya, but with all the surprises Klaus was revealing, Diana wasn't so sure she trusted him. She still wasn't sure Jalen should have known her true identity. Something about these men seemed dark.. darker than your average bad boy. She wasn't sure exactly what it was yet, but something wasn't right about them. Arya had a temper, but these two almost seemed inherently horrid. Klaus seemed to care about others more than Jalen, but maybe it was just a ruse? Or for his own benefit? Either way she was grateful for the extra help.. for now. It probably meant they would owe yet another 'debt' to Klaus. She gritted her teeth, but she'd do anything to keep her accomplices alive. So be it, we'll dance with the devil, for now.
"Should I come save you guys or do you have everything all handled? But then, that depends on you."
She noticed the change in his eyes, wondering if his change of personality was due to their growing abilities. What exactly were his parents like? She'd heard the stories of Rumpelstiltskin but she wasn't all that brushed up on the details.. She frowned a bit, "Save is a strong word.. I like assist better. You need this cave just as much as we do." She frowned, one hand on her hip. Then she slowly approached, still a little sore from the ogre attack, "Whether we like it or not, we're a team Klaus. A team doesn't keep score on who owes whom.. Everything a team does is for mutual benefit and this cave is beneficial to all of us last I checked. So unless you've suddenly become immune to sickness due to one of these messed up powers that everyone else seems to be getting, I think you can work with us on this.." She was sick of everyone's shit. She didn't want to work with them just as much as they didn't want to work with her, but they wouldn't survive this way. They'd have to work together without expecting each other to constantly pay the other back for every bit of aid.
"If we keep this up, this time next week we'll all be dead. I'm not Arya, or Jalen. I'm not afraid. I'm not scared to speak up. I'm a Stirling and I'm tired of being pushed around." She was growing into her confidence more and more, and she was finally taking no shit. She took her parent's orders for long enough, she wasn't having anyone else force her to be a child or damsel in distress. She was a strong woman, she wasn't going to be shoved to the sidelines anymore, "NO I don't need you to 'save me again', but I would highly appreciate your help, both of you. Three heads are better than one. Are we clear? If we can show the damn thing her reflection somehow I'm fairly certain we can turn her into stone instead of dying here tonight."
She didn't notice, but during her spout of anger, she started to glow a brilliant white. Her entire body manifested the aura, and kept it. She was a bit touchy about everyone else developing powers, but little did she know, her own were slowly growing as well. She wasn't forgotten. Her powers were merely...different. They grew in a different way, but once they sprouted.. she would become quite useful. Perhaps strong enough to fight off the dark magic that bothered her so much.