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Some hours later Circe rejoins the others, the owl again riding on her arm. "Whisper tells me the woman descended a hidden staircase at the base of a tree. She can lead us there. We should probably have a plan going in."
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"Byron, you should probably take the lead once we get down there. I will attempt to gather information when we reach this tree, so that we don't have to go in blind. Mistress Circe, what sorcery is available to you?"
Looking over at Granny Godwin, he says wryly "Granny, you have a choice here, you may either come clean, in which case you may come with us and we'd welcome your assistance, or you may return home. I am not willing to bring someone along who might get hurt."
"Given that I've set up an expectation with the woman from earlier that I'm on my own, it may be best if I not come in with the rest of you. Otherwise, I expect your plan has merit." She feeds Whisper a small morsel as she continues. "As to your request, I can speak with Whisper here, and sense some of what she feels at longer distances. I have most of the usual cantrips available to me, I can charm the hearts of those I speak with (charm person, eagle's splendor), see in the dark (darkvision), fly, and I possess a small array of combative and defensive magics."
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((This is getting ridiculous. Tyriq's character keels over suddenly from undiagnosed anemia and cannot be roused. Attendance check posts from ALL of the rest of you, and kindly refrain from spending forever reacting to the anemic's death. I will look into replacing him.))
"Well, I know the part I'm going to play. The only question for me is, who should enter first? Me, or the rest of you? I hope you'll come up with a plan of your own. One that doesn't involve running in and slaughtering everyone. They may not be acting of their own volition, you realize."
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"Planning for every contingency is, of course, impossible, but my idea was to get down there and try to figure out what is causing the villagers to leave, and to feel no compulsion about it. It seems as though they are acting more or less voluntarily, but there must be something behind it. I'd try to find this 'Mother Hapatha' and then question her, if possible. If she is the cause behind the disappearances, we'll attempt to persuade her to release the townsfolk. If she won't, we may have to attempt violence, but that is only the very last resort."
Zeke gets to his feet, and prepares to follow Circe to the 'tree'.
"It may be better if you two go first. I can follow a half hour or so later and claim that Whisper spotted your descent."
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"That seems wise, although it might even be better if they're expecting people who don't come. After all, the poor woman never saw me, and if we just alter Byron's appearance a little..."
He unties his bandanna, which suddenly appears to be a wide-brimmed straw hat, and hands it to Byron.
"Take this and put it on, and you can look like someone else. They won't recognize you either, and we can try to infiltrate a bit more easily."
He then rummages around in a belt pouch and pulls out a silver ring, which he hands to Circe. "Lady Circe, touch this to my ring, and then if an emergency arises I can call you. If no emergency ends up happening, then yes, come down in about thirty minutes, and we will proceed from there."
This time Zeke actually begins to walk toward where the 'tree' is located.
((That seems within the capabilities of the hat, so now you look like Maphid. Anything else anyone wants to do before you arrive at the entrance to place?))
The sorceress settles down to wait out the agreed upon half-hour, having activated the ring per Zeke's request.
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Byron, still in his brother's guise, reaches the bottom of the staircase, where he spots a half-dozen of the missing engaged in various tasks - polishing weapons, cooking stew, mending clothes, copying some documents. When they hear him descending the staircase they all look up; some of them drop what they're holding and one tears off through an archway into the next room.
"You're dead!" exclaims a young man whom Byron recognizes as
I saw myself coming to this place. I saw myself learning the truth of this place. As for what lies before me, I do not know. But I know I am meant to be here.
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"Should we kill him... again?" asks the weapon-polisher whom Byron couldn't identify.
"Who is that?" asks the woman who was stirring the pot of stew, looking at Zeke.
"No," mutters Leddan, "no, not unless they attack us first or if when Thaden comes back he brings orders from the Mother... or if they try to go deeper into the sanctum..."
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