[Author's note: In the game, Tales of the Abyss, where Jade is from, the main characters earned titles in-game. The point of titles is to enhance the character's stats. Call it a gag, if you will.]

Mazes can be a trigger for claustrophobia too, with their twisted corridors, repeated right and left, and the dim-lit areas...mazes can cause confusion.

"I see. I came on a mission to save myself and a close friend of mine. But my mission will help the other people affected by the disease too." Jade found a seat on the ground to rest and sat next to him. The fire helps them feel warm.

"I find that pretty admirable of you. If I haven't found you, you would have gone through this maze by yourself, lost and alone. And if you can't find your way out, you would have starved to death by now." Jade chuckled a bit. "That makes you a Brave Mage."

Jade opened his ruck sack, and showed him triangular sandwiches wrapped in plastic with labels of their content on them. He brought a lot of them. "Bought these from a convenient store. I have ham and cheese, tuna, egg-salad, crab-meat salad. I have snacks too, like potato chips, and bottled water and iced tea."

Yup, Jade the military man came prepared and is willing to share.