[Oh! Mishka is much stronger than he looks, Syrlya sees. If he wants the emeralds that bad, Syrlya won't dissuade him.]

They are beautiful, aren't they? I always like to look at them, even though it's impractical for me to wear jewelry.

[It'd just get smashed up in battle and all. He keeps his flashlight trained ahead of them, trying to pinpoint where the water is coming from. If it's been weakening the structure, the last thing they want is to get stuck in a cave in.

He stops a few feet from the fairy, pausing.] Um... hello. You work with the goddess, don't you? May we pass?