Continuing to pet the dog for a bit, Yelenn smiles. "If you don't already have a name we'll have to figure out what to call you won't we?"
Looking at her companions she shrugs. "I guess we'll take him with us." with a slight effort of will, the magus directs the floating orbs of light to drift across the distance, first illuminating the rest of the area beyond the whole to give a better scope of the room, before encircling the hole as one of them once again descends.
Illuminating the area beyond where the dog was first spotted reveals a desk and wall with various papers spread through out, though aside from the desk the area is conspicuously absent of anything else. Two hallways branch off to the left and the right, both ending in doors.
Sending another Witchlight down into the darkness after its brother simply reveals more of the darkness beneath their feet .
Running her hand through the dog's fur, she scratches him affectionately. Noting Mylyna's interest, the magus continues petting him, inviting the lamae to extend her hand for him to greet.
Mylyna approached very slowly, her body swaying as she carefully slithered towards the dog. She held her hand out for the dog to sniff at and hoped she wouldn't get the same reaction she had in the past. Unfortunately as she got closer the dog's hackles began to rise, maybe because she smelled wrong, or maybe because she looked wrong, and Mylyna's eyes grew hurt as she backed away. "Maybe when he's used to me..."
Mylyna moved back and then around the hole so it was between her and the dog and peered down into it. It was quite a ways down but she could see the bottom of it and looked back to her friends, "It's a ways down, I can just see the bottom. I don't think you want to try and jump down."
As Mylyna approaches the dog turns its head to silently stare at the Lamae, the same as it is done with Yelenn.
"Very curious," says Yasmin. "Let's see what's down there!" She seems quite eager.
Mylyna approached very slowly, her body swaying as she carefully slithered towards the dog. She held her hand out for the dog to sniff at and hoped she wouldn't get the same reaction she had in the past. Unfortunately as she got closer the dog's hackles began to rise, or at least they seemed to at first. Maybe it was the fact that Yelenn was feeding him but the dog actually let Mylyna get close without getting all growley like dogs always did. She smiled nervously as she held her hand out for the dog to sniff.
Yelenn flashes Mylyna a smile, as she nods in agreement with Yasmin. "I have rope." she says getting the rope out of her pack.
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As Mylyna sticks her hand out the dog sniffs at it before licking it, apparently hopeful for food after Yelenn’s approach. Not finding any it still sticks its head forward, brushing up against the Lamae’s hand as it stared at her.
"Mmm. Good to make friends," says Yasmin. "Do you need a hand with the rope, or do you have it?"
"I need to find a secure place to tie it off. Something that can support our weight." Yelenn replies.
"I'll go down first, then Yasmin. We'll see if there's enough of a surface for you to climb down Mylyna." Yelenn says, tying off the rope and beginning to climb down.
As Yelenn descends, the dog turns it head to watch her disappear before shoving its face back into Mylyna’s palm. Managing to brace her feet against the rough stone to ease her progress the Magus is able to make it to the end of the basement’s foundation with little effort, the rope continuing down into the darkness.
Yasmin leans over the shaft and calls, "How's it look so far?"
"A little awkward, but it so far so..." Yelenn's words cut off with a scream as she slips.
There is a delayed reaction from Yelenn, or rather her consciousness, as it tries to catch up with her body plummeting to the ground below. Staring back up through the whole her mind tries to make sense of the situation as her body is completely overcome with a sudden searing numbness, most likely the most extreme amount of physical pain she’s ever felt.
At her scream the dog rushes over to look down the hole after the Magus.
It takes a while before she can even breathe enough to moan in agony as her entire body is wracked with pain.
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Mylyna continued to pet the dog as Yelen started to climb down the hole. She was enjoying it and just got her other hand involved when she felt the dog pull away as Yelen screamed. She rushed over to look down the hole as she cried out in fear, "Yelen!" Mylyna looked at the dog and said, [b]"Hold still, I'm taking you down there."[b/] She attempted to pick him up in her arms and then moved to lower her tail down into the hole. She worked to find purchase, even if only enough to let her lower herself down far enough to drop safely and avoid landing on her friend.
The dog’s head jerks around to Mylyna cries out in fear but doesn’t fight or fret as the Lamae picks it up.
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Mylyna lowers herself further into the hole and readies to drop both herself to come to Yelenn's aid as well as the dog to safety. Once as low as she can go the dog, unperturbed, slides down the Lamae's coils backwards before flopping to the ground below. Standing back up none the worse for wear it walks over to where the Magus writhes, laying its head on her stomach.
Yasmin shouts down, "There are some more dogs coming up to the house. Do you want me to try to climb down now?"
With the dog safely down and needing to get down herself to help her friend Mylyna was about to let go and coil when Yasmin called out to her. That more dogs were coming wasn't good and she said, "Yes, quickly, use my coils and get down here quickly this is a very...uncomfortable position and I can't hold it for long."
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Yasmin stows her bow and quickly does her best to reach the bottom. She's a bit hesitant about how best to approach that but finally settles for just wrapping her arms around Mylyna and sliding down like a fireman's pole.
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Yasmin stows her bow and quickly does her best to reach the bottom. She's a bit hesitant about how best to approach that but finally settles for just wrapping her arms around Mylyna and sliding down like a fireman's pole.
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Fighting through the pain, Yelenn slowly tries to sit up. "Gods this hurts soooo much."
The dog backs up and sits down as Yelenn tries to force herself up.
Yasmin reaches the ground and touches down gently as she slides off Mylyna's coils.
"Yelenn! You're badly hurt," she says. She looks anguished as she says, "I don't have anything to treat your wounds. Mylyna? Do you have some magic, or even a healing kit?"
Looking worried Mylyna shook her head and said, "No, all I have are what's left of my clothes and this pouch with stuff for spells in it." She was still hanging there, upside down, not releasing ehr grip on teh edge above until she was sure they weren't going back.
"Then there's nothing for it, we just need to get some rest before we move on."
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Moving very slowly with a groan of agony, Yelenn reaches into her pack, "Hang on.....I think.....I have....potions."
Taking a potion from her pack she shakily brings it to her lips and drinks. A touch of health returning to her, she draws another and drinks that as well, her body recovering a bit more.
"Whew. That's cutting it too close. Let's not take any more risks, eh?" says Yasmin with a wan smile.
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"I agree." Yelenn says standing up and wincing as she stretches. "So should we go on, or head back up and call it a night?"
Looking up at Mylyna as she dangles above them, the magus smiles, both in appreciation for the concern and relief on her face and the.....notable effect hanging upside down had on her most prominent assets.
"I don't know. How bad do you feel? Mylyna just had a lengthy nap, but that's not to say we can't go back up and try to get a night's sleep and see what the morning holds. That might help you feel at least a bit better. Really... we need to figure out some way to reliably deal with injures," says Yasmin. She worries her lower lip slightly, tugging at it between two fingers. "I don't know how to do that kind of magic, though."
"Still aches a bit but nothing I can't handle, likely some bruising." Yelenn says twisting to crack her back. "Let's explore some and see what there is to discover. If it get's too dangerous we'll back off."
"All right... this is going to be a recurring theme if we don't find some way to deal with our injuries," says Yasmin, clearly worried.
"Agreed!" Yelenn says with a sigh. "C'mon down Mylyna, we'll check things out down here and see what we have to deal with. I promise I'll try not to get myself killed." she says trying to make light of what had very nearly been a fatal fall.