Ashes ends up collapsed fully against her, groaning a bit.

She keeps her upright.

"This process seems draining for you."

"Nnnn. Is." She leans on Elesse a bit. "Normally - not that much."

"This one was rather larger than the others."

"Yeah." Huff. "Think it was a summoned Hero or Villain, once - especially since there's marks it'd been quiescent for a while. Only other one that's ever hit me this hard was a summoned Hero, though that one knocked me out for a bit..."

"Perhaps you could teach me to quell tombs and I can help, in the future."

She smiles. "That'd be nice."

"Do you feel competent to walk out, or should I carry you?"

She sighs, tries to put her weight fully on her legs, only for them to tremble.

"I think I'll need either a good rest or to be carried, yeah..." She makes a face at her knees.

Elesse deftly dips to scoop Ashes up into a princess carry.

She laughs a bit, leaning her head on Elesse's shoulder, shifting her balance to help. "I'm a mess, aren't I?"

She begins walking out, cradling her passenger carefully.

"A touch over-ambitious, perhaps. I have certainly seen worse."

"I don't know about over-ambitious; it worked, after all."

"Asking for help is permitted, even before you reach the limit of your capacity."

"Having someone to ask is - new," she says, smiling.

"I suppose it is."

She hums, thoughtfully. 

"All the more reason to start practicing."

She just smiles and rests her head on Elesse's shoulder. "I'll give it a shot, perhaps."

She hums.

She thinks.

And, after a little bit, as they near the edge of where the tomb had been - 

"I... Think there's something I'd like help with, actually."

"What is it?"

She's quiet, for a few moments, then - 

"The Name I took when I arrived in this world was The Villain of This Story."

It's a heavy, powerful Name. One with teeth. 

She doesn't let her stride falter.

"Thank you for telling me. My name is Elesse Vendar."

She smiles, softly. "A good name."