"I want to risk it," Valyn said, with very little hesitation. Whether it was the edge that he needed to hold out with his magic longer or simply the innate elven desire for more power, he was willing to risk it. Living corpses or not, if he could get his hands on a real beryl....

"I still have magic to call on. I'll cover you." He couldn't let Keman risk any more magic - between their spells and the running, they were both exhausted, but Keman had expended more.