As the knights approach Xander, you quickly slink out of the room, running as quickly as your legs will carry you. You slam the door shut behind you, just as the sounds of a struggle break out in the grand hall behind you. Then, you rush down the stairs, hoping to escape this place via the stables.

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However, you do not get very far, as when you reach the ground level, you find the end of this flight of stairs cut off by four of the spire's servants. One of them, a tall, bald-headed man wearing only light clothes and carrying no weapons stands inside the stairway, seemingly planning to block it off with only his body. The other three stand behind him, brandishing several kitchen knives and wearing thick, protective clothing.

As your group approaches the man, he seems a little taken-aback by what he is seeing, to the point that he actually lowers his guard for a moment. But it's not just the fact that Anac looks like Merosska that is keeping him. In his eyes flashes recognition.

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In fact, you know this man. He is the very same air cultist monk who ambushed you on your way into the valley, and who you let walk away.


From the floor above, a blood-curling scream of pain rings out in that very moment, though at this distance you cannot tell who it is from. The bald-headed man steps back a little, though he still blocks off your path.

"What is going on here?" he asks, keeping his words to a minimum.