"Well, we'll be ending Vencious soon enough and sending his sorry ass to the Nine Hells. But I really don't feel you belonged there....you couldn't. It just doesn't make sense."
Looking at Sadhana she nods and lets her senses scan Orias again to check for any possible evilness.
As before, the devil before you doesn't show any sign of evil.
Arista looks at Sadhana and shrugs, "Mae'n fel yr oedd o'r blaen. Does dim drwg ynddo ef ..... Nid wyf yn gallu esbonio ei fod, ond rwy'n siŵr nad oedd yn haeddu ei dynged. Mae rhywbeth yn digwydd yma .... I 'm jyst ddim yn siŵr beth. Mae angen i ni roi amser i gofio, efallai wedyn y gallwn gael rhai atebion iddo."
"Dea . Dá mbeadh a sheiceáil . Tá mé ag guessing an t-am níos mó a chaitheann sé ar fud Toni , is amhlaidh is fearr a bheidh sé as a chuimhne." Sadhana responds, her mind set somewhat at ease. "While you two take care of Orias I'll go check on Rikali."
"We still need to deal with Magnus as well..." She calls after Sadhana as she heads out of the basement.
Cyna takes a deep breath to calm herself. "We probably don't need to keep you locked up anymore now that the spell is lifted. There's a bath upstairs you can relax and get yourself cleaned up."
She looks at the cage, "I don't remember finding any keys....where's the lock on this thing anyways?"
Arista sees that the lock is a combination lock.
"I won't, he's next on the list of things to take care of today."
As she passes through the impromptu meeting area she looks at the others, still discussing the plans. "They're treating Orias. Looks like Toni may have broken his curse too. I'm gonna go check on Rikali, Ylrhea, I think they can use your help downstairs with the lock on the cage."
She looks from the lock to Cyna, "It's some kind of combination lock. I don't know how to work these, but I bet Ylrhea could."
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Ylrhea shows up downstairs. "You called, milady?"
Cyna turns to her short friend. "Speak of the devil, we want to let him out but we happen to be inept when it comes to busting locks."
Arista smiles, "Yeah, what she said."
Ylrhea takes a look at the lock and sets to fiddling with it.
Ylrhea fails to get the correct combination and the lock remains as it is.
"This might take a bit," Ylrhea says, turning the dials on the lock.
A few minutes later, Ylrhea gets the lock off the cage.
"You're the best Rhea."
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Cyna nods. "Thank you, Rhea." She pulls the door open for the man who may be her father. "I don't know how long they've held you but you're free now."
She gives Cyna's shoulder a soft supportive squeeze, "Do you need me for anything else? I don't think we need to take everyone with me to deal with Magnus, since Toni is resting I wanted a few people to stay here and keep an eye out. I need to go talk to Sadhana about talking to that Orc." She looks at Ylrhea, "Wanna come with when we go talk to him?"
The gnome shrugs and smiles. "I do what I can."
"Thank you," Orias says to Cyna. He stumbles a bit as steps out of the cage.
Sādhanā goes up to where Rikali sits with Toni. "So, how does it feel?"
"Yeah, I'll go with you," Ylrhea answers.
"I'm still coming to grips with it," Rikali says, one ear twitching.
Cyna reaches out to steady Orias grabbing his arm to keep him upright.
"Take it easy."
Sādhanā smiles. "It's a very good look for you."
"Sorry, I've been in there a while..." Orias says.
***
Rikali smiles back. "Thank you. Perhaps it'll be easier on you now that I don't look like Clara."
"Ah....Honestly.......yeah. It's been pretty difficult talking to you and seeing her face. Besides, your ears are very cute." she chuckles.
After a moment she looks at the sleeping form of Toni. "So it looks like breaking the curse took a lot out of both Toni and Gukinshi."
Cyna guides Orias upstairs. "That's understandable. I'll see if I can find something you can use as a crutch or cane."
"Thank you again," Orias says, leaning against a wall.
***
Rikali nods, a smile still on her face. "She is extraordinary...I hope she realizes that."
"If she doesn't yet, I'm sure she will. You both are. And you're both pretty good at taking care of the other, as long as you actually talk." Sādhanā says, "Any thoughts about everything Arista said, or our plan of action?"
"I have no problem dealing with this Lucky One-Eye first and then heading to Siphas. I am still getting my bearings and Toni even more so," Rikali answers.
"Perfect. He.....has a penchant for children so I'll take special pleasure in taking his head...whichever I get to first." Sādhanā says angrily.
Rikali smiles and puts a hand on Sādhanā's shoulder. "I think dealing with him would be an outlet for everyone."
"Definitely." Sādhanā answers grinning."Now to negate the potential threat of Magnus before we get set to leave."
"I'll leave you to it," Rikali says. "Perhaps I can rouse Toni while you're doing that."
Arista and Ylrhea leave the basement and go back to the sleeping area to talk to Sadhana. Entering the room, she smiles at the two women and then at the sleeping form of Toni.
"Well, it looks like she might need a little nap. If you're ready Sadhana, I'd like you, I, and Ylrhea to go deal with Mr. Magnus. I'm still kinda angry that he wasn't honest with us, and I might need to be restrained in case I lose it a little bit. I'll try to keep calm though."
Cyna finds an old broom tucked in a corner that could be used a serviceable cane.
"There's no telling where Vencious' spies are. If Magnus told us outright, something could have happened to his son," Ylrhea surmises. "You can't blame him for being secretive."
"She's got a good point. But we should make it clear that choosing to go against is is always a mistake. Let's go." Sādhanā says in response.
"Ill have to make sure we drag him off somewhere secretive of our own then, so others can't overhear what we're talking about. I may not be able to blame him completely, but that doesn't mean I have to be happy about it either. There are a dozen different ways someone can say something without letting on.....whatever it doesn't even matter. Before we make him aware that we know what's going on, we need to make sure that no one else is listening." She can't help how she feels. She never liked being lied to, especially when so much was on the line. She tries to calm herself, but she can't quite keep the angry tone out of her voice.
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"Just remember that in all of it, he's a man trying to keep his child safe."
She nods but says nothing as they head off to see Magnus.
"And...he doesn't know us," Ylrhea says, pointing out another fact. "He knows Vencious better than he knows us."
"Well, we'll just have to change that then won't we?"
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"Agreed, let's just try to avoid force unless necessary." Sādhanā says as they head down the ladder.
Ylrhea, Arista and Sādhanā reach the bottom of the ladder and find Magnus standing there, waiting for them. "I had this strange feeling that you'd come and see me."
She looks at him for a moment, "Are you here alone, or did one of vencious's spies follow you?" She keeps her voice low as she cocks an eyebrow at him.
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The orc narrows his eyes. "So what are you here for?"