Get out...? When there is still so much to be done here?

[ so many mana stones to be collected, so many corpses to be tended to? of course, he is aware of the dangers of the forest, but... ]

I believe you misunderstand. I intend to stay for a while yet. The warning was for your sake, not mine.

[ and slowly, as it happens: the faintest tang of salt in the air for those paying attention, a phantom sensation with no source especially if one is taking care to maintain any form of protection on the air they breathe. ]