Arano exhales deeply and completely. "Thank you, Professor Shardstone, for explaining the matter so clearly. Death is not a risk that I would undertake lightly, but the danger of the unknown remains as long as we have not tried the artifact. It seems like we have little other choice, but there are too many factors here for me to consider on my own."
Traversing back and across the room, the elf stops just shy of his human partner. "It's our family, our fight. But I don't want to do this if you aren't comfortable. I have trusted you with my life before. What do you think we should do here? Whatever you say, I'm game."