Twilight's first reaction to the sight of the two dark elves rushing
together was to draw a dagger and begin a spell, thinking Balefire had
been attacked.  She stopped as suddenly, and her eyes widened in
amazement at what was clearly an affectionate embrace.  The day's light
was virtually gone, but her breath caught inher throat and her eyes
narrowed as she realized just how similar Tenaka Khan and Balefire
were.  Memories of long-ago conversations with her warmage swordbrother
came flooding back, and realization stunned her.

She strode quickly over to the reunited brothers and started to speak,
her soft but clear voice tentative and questioning.  "Balefire?
Milord...is this...?"

"Aye, Twilight, swordsister, rejoice!  This is the brother I had thought
lost to the ranks of the undead long erenow.  He lives, look you!  Come,
let's find some ale, and drink to our reunion."

Twilight was almost as surprised by the warmage's expression of boyish
happiness as she was at the news.  Usually grim as an axeblade, only
occasionally sardonically smiling, his face seemed that of a man decades
younger when it was suffused with joy.

When they reached the fire and their friends, and their mystified
comrades had had drinks pressed into their hands, Twilight raised her
wineskin high, and gestured with her free hand.

Brightly colored globes of light sprang into existence and rotated
slowly above them, an apprentice's trick that brought a chuckle from
Balefire.

"I propose a toast, comrades!  To reunited brothers, may they bring
double confusion to their foes!" Twilight sang out her toast.

Balefire raised his ale and answered, "Aye, I'll drink to foes'
confusion.  And to my refound brother, of course."

More quietly and pensively, the scarred warmage raised his drink again.
"Let us drink to fallen comrades, too.  Come dawn, I think we should
make a final sweep of the area in case anyone else escaped and has not
reached us.  Then I propose that we return to the Porcupine to celebrate
a bit, and plan the rescue of J'layah's sister.  Who knows what else
might have happened while we have been gone, too."