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    Erica whips her longsword out and cuts the creature deep on its thigh, causing it to his out in pain before lunging at her again. This time though, it strikes true and pierces her elbow, causing blood to flow before stepping back and disappearing from view

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    Lady Ydresse readies her glaive and follows Kate's pointing hand, rushing towards the creature.

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    Katherine takes the glasses and tries them on. "Well, not exactly my style, but they should do the job. Thank you, Mr. Ghelve."

    She looks toward the curtain. Seeing that Erica has already disappeared behind it, she hurries on through it. With a somewhat exasperated tone in her voice, Kate calls out, "Erica, didn't you get the message?!?"

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    Looking around the room, Katherine spots a cloaked humanoid hiding behind the bench after having attacked Erica. Erica, for her part is looking around for this beast, her sword and shield ready, blood flowing from an open wound at her elbow.
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    "Erica! Ydresse! He's over here!" Katherine lowers her spear and charges at the shadowy figure.

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    Erica whips her head around, looking every which way for her assailant. Unfortunately, the bastard is nowhere to be found. She winces as her shield starts to feel heavy, shaking her head to clear her head.

    And then, suddenly, Kate bursts in with an admonishment and some advice. With a cry of, "Got it!" she rushes up the stairs toward the place where Kate had thrust her spear, slashing downwards with her sword.

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    Sodi squints toward the commotion. He hated these kinds of situations. It wouldn't be too nice to bring the entire building tumbling down. Satisfying, yes. Teach that thing some manners.

    Holding his arm up slightly, his wrist a bit limp, Sodi traces a lazy finger in the air around the area by Katherine and Erica. Mumbling something under his breath, a simple twirl of his fingers bring warm feeling around his hand. Like soldering coals, just waiting for someone to throw some oil on it and bring it back to life.

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    Katherine rushes over and stabs at the Skulk only to have her spear hit the desk and deflect harmlessly. The Skulk, obviously displeased at having been located, takes aim at his new assailant and misses, dropping his rapier and tumbling backwards to try and escape. Unfortunately for him, Sodi was prepared for this and a bolt of force flies across the room, hitting him mid tumble. His roll continues and he hits the wall, unconscious and slowly bleeding out.

    Erica and Ydresse move over, ready to attack him, but he no longer poses a threat to them.

    Keygan runs out the back, his long legs swinging as he does.

    Is everyone okay?

    He looks over at the skulk, and rubs his hands together nervously.
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    Erica sighs and returns her weapons to their resting places, rubbing her wounded arm.

    "Ok, two questions. One, what the heck was that? Two, what in blazes was it doing in your store?"

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    Calling back to the locksmith, Katherine replies, "I think we'll be all right, Keygan..." She then heads closer to the stairs, to see if any more skulks are on their way up. "But yeah, you have a bit of explaining to do..."

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    He rubs his hands together some more, obviously concerned.

    Well, I guess I had best tell you everything eh?

    That thing... I don't know what it is, or what it was, but it and its friends came up out of the undercity one night, right into my house! I didn't know anyone was living there, or how they even got in there! But, they bound me while I slept!

    I woke up to find them torturing my familiar, my poor, poor Starbrow! they put a knife to my throat, and threatened to kill Starbrow, and feed him to me, if I didn't do what they asked! They had me make skeleton keys for all the locks that I had made in town, and then took Starbrow with them back into the undercity along with the keys.

    Since then, that, that thing has been watching me and tracking what I do. I went to Sassarine to get those goggles just so I'd know when he was watching me! Nearly beggared me to buy them too! But I have to get Starbrow back! And those keys, they have to be brought back and destroyed so they can't do any more harm with them.

    They're the ones behind all the kidnappings, I just know it.

    I'm sorry that I gave in to them, but I couldn't let them kill Starbrow. I would have been next!
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    Erica looks at Keygan sternly for a moment, and sighs, her face softening into one of her usual smiles.

    "You've done a horrible thing..." she shakes her head, "But I can't blame or punish you for something you did under knife point. Will you let us down into Jzadirune? If you can help us get the children back, I won't let any backlash from this reach you. Even if I have to stamp it out myself, ok?"

    The young woman flexes her arm a bit, to make sure it still works. She winces - it's a little on the painful side, as she must admit she's never been stabbed before, making this a very new experience. But, all things considered, she seems fine. She must be cut out for this adventuring stuff after all!

    "But, uh... can you excuse me a minute? There's someone outside who needs to be part of this conversation, too."

    With that, she walks casually back out of the shop and taps Rillian on the shoulder with her good arm, although she doesn't make an effort to hide the not-so-good one.

    "Hey, I know you didn't want to come in, but I really think you should. We had a bit of a run-in with a... a thing, and it kind of looks like our kidnappers live under Mr. Ghelve's shop. We really need your help..."

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    While Erica goes to fetch Rilian, Katherine starts cleaning up a bit. After checking to see that the skulk is no longer a threat for sure, she picks up the cloak and rapier, along with anything else that looks significant. Once that's done, she finds a table or counter to set them on for the moment, then continues waiting for everyone to get back inside. Still wearing the goggles, she looks down the stairs periodically.

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    Keygan nods hurridly.

    Of course, of course! You can go down there whenever you like... but there's more of them down there. I don't know how many, but hopefully the traps have got some of them. The old city, J'zadirune, was built by my kin, you see. The doors are shaped like gears, and operate like them, sliding in and out of place. Some of them are trapped, some are not.

    And there's not just tall ones like that... that thing. Some of them are short, they look like corrupted gnomes with hoofs instead of feet. They speak a funny language that I don't understand most of the time, but they can use common if they want to.

    Oh! And I have my fathers old map somewhere here, I can try to find it for you if you need it...
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    Angelo is a little slow out of the blocks during the fight with the Skulk. He had been looking at the locks in the windowsill, listening to Keygan out of one ear and his party-mates out of the other. By the time he realizes that something is wrong and turns around to join the fight, it is over.

    Come here Erica, let me bandage that wound for you, he starts, just as Erica goes outside. Erica, wait... he tries again when she reenters. Stand still dammit and let me bandage that wound before it gets infected!
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    Looking back up to Mr. Ghelve after glancing down the stairs again, Kate smiles and says, "Sure, Keygan, a map would be quite nice. You'll probably have time to look for it while we're waiting for everyone to get back here..."

    As she looks down the stairs yet again with her spear at the ready, Katherine's thoughts dwell on the goggles for a brief moment. These sure are useful, but I'll bet I look pretty ridiculous with them on. Must find a mirror soon...

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    The color drains from Rilian's face as he sees the wounded arm. "Gods! I should have been there!" His eyes are wide with worry as he looks over the wound. "I'm sorry you got hurt. if I hadn't been so worried about what Ghelve thought of me... Is everyone else ok? I should have been in there to help!" He felt immensely guilty. He'd failed someone, and it left a bitter taste in his mouth. he doesn't realize that that was one of the first times he'd spoken in the past few weeks without stuttering.

    He reached back and pulled the hood up on his secondhand cloak. The white of it was so grubby it had turned to a dark, gritty gray. He felt an odd sort of determination stirring in him. It wasn't right: this was supposed to be his new beginning. He shouldn't have been so nervous about someone who he barely knew, just because they had rejected him. Walking forward, Rilian opened the front door.

    Stepping into the shop, he deliberately avoided making eye contact with anyone. He didn't deserve to. Not until he had earned it. "Erica t-told me what h-happened. I-i'm ready to go whenever you a-all are."
    Eventually I'll return. Eventually.

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    Erica shakes her head as Rilian berates himself, still smiling.

    "No, don't worry about it. Nobody's hurt, and the situation practically took care of itself. You didn't do anything wrong, ok? The thing went down before Angelo even realized something was happening, and he was in the building!"

    She laughs, but the laugh turns into a sheepish grin and a blush as she re-enters the store to face the cleric's waiting admonishment.

    "Hehe... do... do you think it will? Really?"

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    Angelo gives Erica a wink and a smile.

    Well, I had to get you to stay still somehow, he says, just tying the bandage snug. And better safe than sorry anyway. I shudder to think where else that thing's weapon has been...or what else it's been in. There, you'll be fine.

    His work done, he takes the opportunity to survey the scene.

    Well, looks like the bloody mace was pretty straightforward after all.

    "The locks are key to finding them. Look beyond the curtain, below the cauldron."

    Well, we followed the locks, looked beyond the curtain, and now have to go below the Cauldron. I think before we do anything, however, we should let Jenya and the Captain know where we are going and stock up on food and supplies. There's no telling how long we're going to be down there.
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    Rilian nods. "T-that's a s-sensible choice, priest, b-but what about the sick child? C-can we afford to wait?"
    Eventually I'll return. Eventually.

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    Angelo shakes his head, pacing the floor. We can't afford not to do so. We have a responsibility to Jenya and the Captain to let them know what we've found. Also, if something should happen to us, they will know where to send the next party. It would also be just as reckless to go down there and be ill prepared. If we really want to save those kids, we need to be ready for it.

    He stops pacing.

    Besides, it shouldn't take that long anyway. If we split up into two groups, one going to the Captain, one going to Jenya and re-equip along the way we should be ready in an hour to two.
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    Sodi sniffs the air satisfyingly. That felt better. Much better. Walking toward the corpse, he looks down over his nose almost savoring the image he casts, like he was watching from the third person. Good. Very good. This was how it went.

    Pausing and listening to the others speak, Sodi turns suddenly as Keygen drops his little story. Raising his eyebrow, he traces his eyes up and down the gnomes body. Interesting. Turning to Katherine, his expression more or less the same, he nods.

    "Yes, Katherine. Accuse."
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    Katherine sighs as she turns to answer. Her mouth is smiling, but her eyes are not...if they can be seen through the goggles. "Sodi, give me that smug look all you want, but accusations would have been worse than useless. Erica handled this perfectly...she asked Mr. Ghelve to help us, and he did. Now, he wishes to help us right what has been wronged. If you were in such a position, would you have that chance ripped from your grasp?"

    She turns toward Angelo, the look in her eyes softening a bit. "And that is precisely what we would do by letting the Guard know all that has transpired here, Angelo. They would not care one bit that he did this under knifepoint." She moves next to Erica.

    "I'm standing with Erica on this. If Keygan will help us find the children, then I'll help her do whatever stamping is necessary..."
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    Sodi smirks, genuinely, as much as Kate could tell. Something was actually funny to him.

    "If I? If...if I, I were in the pos-..."

    Airy chuckling.

    "Miss Katherine, there would be no such position to begin with. It's the gnome's fault he was in the position to begin with. Are we to be higher then the city guard? In these walls that is a bold claim. Are we backing that with the sole defense provided by the gnome's weaknesses?"
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    Erica rolls her eyes.

    "Sodi, when someone has you in a corner with a knife to your throat, it's not your fault. You didn't ask for it, right? Are you supposed to be blamed for actions under duress because you ought to be too strong to be threatened? That sounds too much like "might makes right" to me... and so does too much of the city guard. Thugs ruling in a thug town. And if someone's going to do his best to make up for the hurt he's caused to this city, to heal even the wounds he's given it himself, well, I'm going to let him try. You can act smug after we've saved the townsfolk."

    "...Angelo, I don't mind supplies, and keeping Jenya in the loop, but there's not a blasted lot going to be accomplished by talking to the captain. They put out a call to the city for help, because they weren't up to this. And... we answered. We're it. No backups. We can't fail... you know?"


    For once, she isn't smiling, but looking at both Sodi and Angelo pleadingly. There had to be more to this than protocol...

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    Kate stares intensely at Sodi, and even through the goggles, it looks like a fire has been lit in her eyes. "Do I have to repeat this? We're here to rescue the children, and it would be rather unwise to turn away any help in finding them! Is the city guard higher than their freedom?!? Would you also say that it's their fault they were taken?!?"

    Her voice softens a bit, and she adds, "Being vulnerable is not a crime, Sodi. Nor should it be."

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    Sodi raises an eyebrow at both the figures speaking at him. Taking a quick breath he nods, a strange idea burning off in the distance.

    He looks around the room a bit, letting them calm down.

    Spies Keygan.

    "Okay."

    Walks toward him, motioning with a finger.

    "This is how we'll do this. Come here."

    Grabbing the gnome by the shirt if he doesn't immediately comply, not completely threatening, but rough enough to get his attention, Sodi moves him toward the stairs down.

    "You seem to know a bit about down there. Doors. Traps. You got a map. How 'bout you help end what you aided?"

    Looking back at Katherine, Sodi nods.

    "The children. Vulnerability isn't an excuse. You're right."

    Turns back to Keygen and the stairs.

    "Ready?"
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    Sodi doesn't have to look back at Katherine, because she moves back to the stairs to block his path.

    "No one has appointed you dictator of this group, Sodi."
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    Sodi shrugs indifferently.

    "Don't need to be. The gnome will be useful. He has a dept to pay as well. At which point do we part?"
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    "If you take him down there by force, Sodi, then you're no better than those slavers."

    Her grip on the longspear tightens slightly. "And I'm sure you know what that would mean..."

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