Pentos hesitates as Lilith speaks to him, a sneer already forming on his lips, but something the elf says to him gives him pause. His face goes blank, and he simply nods before moving to join the others.
So we're losing the light, we have to go now if we're to save the man! declares Hawk
Well Flynn's plan it is then if no-one has anything better to say right now!? grunts Robban
Sel, you stay back with the others to protect them
Sel ignores Hawk, staring at the sea instead.
Tabitha smiles at Lenneth and reaches out for Aura
It's the very least I can do, of course I'm happy to help!
she coos over the infant as she gurgles happily
We'll stand watch, make sure all's good nods Mallis sagely.
Right, let's be moving! declares Hawk as he sets off down the beach towards the village.
Melo moves over to Cyn in his bird form she towers over him but the connection is still there. "Stay with Valex ok, guard him he will bring you to me." He tells her and she acknowledges in her own way moving over to Valex slumping down at his feet. "She'll keep you safe please do the same for her."
"This is it i'll take the gate, It will be open by the time you all get there and will stay open." He flutters his wings again, the anticipation of it all catching up with him. "If we have anything else to say now's the time."
When everything's said he sets off flying towards the village going high very high to get an advantage to drop in from above, spotting the gate early and keeping his eyes on it.
I'm not that good at sneaking.. If I was I would have been a more successful criminal!
Maybe I learned a few tricks from Mallis, after all. Or I got lucky, more probably.
There is power to seize in this town, Lachen... Don't be shy. We are made to rule the weaker.
A warm sweat covers the soldier's face, as his muscles twitch with spasms
No way. I'm doing this for her, and for me. Hey, we're near the sea, it's now or never to be shell-fish. See ya tomorrow in the mirror..
There is a flash of a smile on Lachen lips, but soon the smile freeze
You will BEG me to come to your rescue, Lachen, if not to save your pitiful flesh it might be to save her. She is your weakness.
You get it wrong. Lenn is my strength.
You're just lusting for her. I can make it happen, if you submit.
You can't make it happen, and if you can I'm not interested. If she gives herself, let it be by her own choice. For now we have a battle to win. A stupid, pointless battle, for no gain and all risks. Just like in the army.
Valex listens to Melo's instructions, then offers a hand for Cyn's inspection. "Will do, Melo."
Valex will wait back for the gate to be opened.
Flynn soars up into the sky, using the light of the village to guide him and Skyfall and as he watches the others close to the edge of the village he swoops down toward the hut he saw the guards lead the prisoner into.
Melo and Flynn are as ghosts in the darkened sky. All eyes inside the village seem intent on the blazing fire underneath the bubbling cauldron.
Lilith slowly approaches the gate as Lenneth, Indigo, Lachen and Valex hold back and wait for the gate to be opened.
Melo and Flynn quickly assess the area and are sure no-one is looking around the southern gate, the first group of guards is still posted to the northern gate, and the roaming patrol has stopped to talk to them before they begin another circuit, there is easily several minutes or more to spare.
At their 'all clear' signal, Lilith moves up to the gate. Then freezes. The faintest touch of wind rustling the grass, yet not that middle bit despite the surroundings moving... there, a glint of metal! Looking around for other surprises, Lilith determines there are close to a dozen or more beartraps scattered all around the outside of the gate, well hidden with grass and dirt. She would not have wanted to stroll through here without taking the time to place her feet correctly. In fact, she can see a thin line trailing up from the floor towards the top of the gate. A rudimentary alarm if the traps are triggered perhaps? Now she's closer, she can also see the gate is barred from the inside by a heavy beam, there's no way to open it from this side.
Flynn dives towards the hut the prisoner was placed in. The roof is slanted and could provide cover if he lands the side facing away from the fire. But the roof is just poorly maintained thatch and may not hold the weight. It's the roof or the alley behind the house, and he has to pick fast as two guards break away from the cook fire and start heading in the direction of the hut...
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Lilith will trust her perception to move forward, marking the location of each trap along her direct path with a light X in the dirt. If she gets to a place where its risky to advance because of the trap, and she cannot loop around it she will dimensionally step past it.
After examining the area on the inside of the gate and finding it safe she will shift through the gate and look more closely at the bar and the alarm string.
Lilith checks behind her, Whisper is on her tail like a ghost. Just as Lilith is about to shift past the gate, see sees it, just beyond the gate is a concealed pit trap. Whisper's hand grabs Lilith's sleeve in warning, in what would have been an instant too late had Lilith not already stopped herself just shy of porting through the gate.
The pit runs the breadth of the gate, and judging from the weeds and blown sand accumulated at the bottom of the gate, it deosn't look like this gate is used as anything other than a trap for the unwary seeking a covert entry in to the compound.
Whisper shrugs and points at the wall, making 'hand over hand' movements with her arms.
Nice.Beartraps... A sure way to injure and maim, without killing, so the flesh won't rot and the poor sod won't rise as a zombie. If only Lenn listened to me when I told her it was a stupid idea to attack this place!
Flynn glides down toward the roof but as he and Sky are about to land he pulls on her reign sharply. She recognises the command and pushes her wings forward in a gesture that to the untrained eye looks awkward and an ungainly, but he knows will help her hold this position - he doesn't like the look of that thatched roof.
With short, powerful beats of her wings but clipped to avoid making any noise, Skyfall hovers just above the roof and Flynn strains to peer over for the presence of guards or townsfolk.
Melo stays close to Flyn as they approach the village then watching as he banks down towards the hut. Melo then focuses on the south gate, he needs to get it open for the others.
He moves within 20 foot of the gate and then scans the area.
For now Skyfall's presence doesn't appear to have alerted anyone, but Flynn's luck can't hold out forever. He can just make out two guards standing by the only door in to the hut. They don't seem to be expecting trouble.
Lenneth moves up closer to the southern gate, and as she casts her spell, a faintly glowing aura springs in to life along the top of the gate.
Melo hovers just above the gate now, he can clearly see the bear traps Lilith has marked, and also the hidden pit on the other side of the gate.
Spotting the traps and seeing Lilith move back away from the the game, Melo moves to look for Flyn he will need to know the plan has changed.
Moving towards the hut Melo spots Skyfall and then the guards outside the hut. Seeing the plan slowly falling apart he knows he has to get the guards away to give Flyn any hope of breaking the man free. Swooping down he moves down the street spots a few empty buildings.
Landing inside one derelict build a few doors down from the hut with the prisoner and starts to flap about knocking over chairs and smashing into the roof trying to make as much noise as he can.
Flynn looks up as the eagle cuts through the air toward one of the huts. As the ruckus from within erupts a wide grin breaks out on his face.
Clever... very clever, Melo. he whispers.
Lilith is sure that her and Whisper's presence has gone unnoticed as the duo pull back to rejoin the others.
Just then a commotion breaks out inside the compound, though it's difficult to make out exactly what might be happening.
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EVERYONE: It is about now, maybe an hour after you ate that fish stew, that you begin to feel a bit... nauseous...
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Grimacing suddenly against the stabbing pains in his stomach, Flynn shakes the sweat out of his eyes and carries on regardless. Seeing the guards moving off he encourages Skyfall to hop down in front of the hut and opens the door.
Get up. he hisses. Come with me if you want to live.
Oh, gods! Valex thinks as cramps ripple through his gut.
Lachen stays alert, after the bear traps, and watching Lenneth and the elf making strange moves to each other, the soldier tries to make sense of their sudden silly acts
Suddenly his stomach seems caught in a steel claw, and bile invade his mouth. Lachen barely manages not to throw up
Come on soldier, your mommy cooked worst food than that!
Flapping about the room seems to have the desired effect as he hears the guards move closer to him. But is suddenly hit by cramps that force him to land on an unsteady chair.
Retching and shaking, he tries his hardest to keep up the roose and moves around on the floor flapping about.
Crouching in front of the door, Flynn has little difficulty untwisting the simple knotted rope acting as a lock. Pushing it open he comes face to face with the prisoner, who appears to have frred himself from the rope tying his hands and is standing there looking rather surprised the door has just opened itself. He frowns suspiciously at Flynn.
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Melo hears guards approaching, and smells the fresh cut wood of their clubs in the air. They are almost upon him...
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Those outside hear a questioning challenge from inside the compound, it's impossible to tell what's happening in there from out here though...
Hawk rushes forward to Lilith as she returns, one hand holding his stomach as his face looks one part concern and the other pain
What's wrong? We need to get in!
The halfling looks at the man earnestly and wheels Skyfall around.
Those guards won't be gone for long. My name is Flynn and my friends will have the gate open by now so you need to move! We'll have time to talk later.
The prisoner seems barely able to hide his shock as unexpected freedom is presented to him.
He nods once to Flynn and motions to the central hut. "I gots supplies and weapons in there. Gotta pick 'em up..."
The way is clear, at least for now, as Melo's distraction contines to focus the guard's attention elsewhere...
I'm by your side no matter what happens, but an assault like that is going to leave us with casualties, is there no other way?
Hawk desperately racks his brain.
If we can get their attention they can escape down the cliff! Might be dangerous but it's less so that storming the gates!
Whisper shakes her head and waves to get Lilith's attention, holding out rope and miming throwing it over the wall.
Pentos quietly volunteers his own suggestion
I, that is, I've magic enough to make a hole in the wall. A hole big enough for them to get out...
Robban stomps his feet
Whatever we do, if that gate isn't opening, we've got a friend stranded inside that nest of cannibals, we need to do something, anything now!
Flynn shakes his head quickly.
No! We've got to go now. We are going to the leader's hut after this but we can't do that whilst worrying about you getting grabbed again.
He hears Lenneth's voice inside his head then, the tone of urgency absolutely evident. He curses under his breath at the news.
If we can't get him out through the gate, he's got to go down the cliffs. I can do it safely, don't worry but you have GOT to get in here. Isn't there some magic you can use, or can't Valex disarm that trap?
The prisoner stares for a few seconds at Flynn like he has lost his mind
He nods quickly.
"All right, I'll go with you. I won't slow you down."
He slips something he was holding away in to his clothes and then glances around as if looking for something.
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Melo is barely able to get through the door as one of the guards steps in to the threshold and makes a grab, but misses and swears aloud
That's a tasty treat you just let go Halen! laughs one of the other guards as Melo flies off in to the darkened sky.
Hawk gives Pentos as assessing look, before shrugging
Pentos glares back
What?
Hawk just shakes his head.
Pentos moves back out towards the southern gate, Hawk shadowing him a few steps behind.
Melo counts four guards as he narrowly makes it out of the abandoned hut. You wouldn't want to catch this bird. He thinks to himself as he looks moves over towards the prisoners hut. I've got to warn Flyn about the gate, if they haven't gotten it open yet.
Bird!Melo comes flapping down from the sky and lands next to a bemused looking Skyfall.
You have probably around 30 seconds or so before the guards return to their posts...
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The prisoner stares for a few seconds at Flynn like he has lost his mind
He nods quickly.
"All right, I'll go with you. I won't slow you down."
He slips something he was holding away in to his clothes and then glances around as if looking for something.
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Melo is barely able to get through the door as one of the guards steps in to the threshold and makes a grab, but misses and swears aloud
That's a tasty treat you just let go Halen! laughs one of the other guards as Melo flies off in to the darkened sky.
Hawk gives Pentos as assessing look, before shrugging
Pentos glares back
What?
Hawk just shakes his head.
Pentos moves back out towards the southern gate, Hawk shadowing him a few steps behind.
"Wait!" Valex hisses to Pentos. "I may be able to disable the safeguards on the gate!
Hand pressing his aching gut, Valex moves as quickly as he can to the gate and examines the magical trap.
Pentos moves forward, he seems focused and deliberate with a fixed stare. Lilith trails in his wake as he moves up and waits for Valex to try his hand.
Valex moves to the gate to examine the wards, and believing he has found the right rune to erase, move to do so...
...and nothing happens. Pentos looks between Lilith and Valex and shrugs, before turning and placing a hand on the wall, then intoning a string of haphazard syllables. There is a pressure in the air, the world grows quiet, then a resounding as the poorly joined wood explodes inwards, creating a gap at least 10 feet across. Pentos just stands there in the middle of the gap, as dust and splinters of dust rain down around him.
There is an earth-shattering from the southern end of the compound, and all the guards react in shock and reach for their weapons, running towards the disturbance.
The explosion comes as a shock to Melo, as he instantly takes flight. fighting the urge to fly away from the village, he spots Flyn.
Flying down he lands on the floor. "Flyn what was that?! We have to move the whole village is going to be at the south gate. The plan is done this isn't going to be easy anymore!"
Flyn then chants a few words and for a few moments a dark green light glows around him.
What the hell was that? Flynn thinks desperately as the explosion rips through the night sky.
He sees the avian form of Melo swoop down;
The weren't supposed to blow the bloody doors off! he curses.
Melo, the guards are going to swarm that noise. We can head to the leaders Hut now and take advantage of the distraction or get back there and fight a retreat, I cant see us pushing through this without casualties. Your call.
He turns to the prisoner;
Those keys, what are they for? Quickly now!
Goodbye subtlety. It was nice to meet you.
Lachen prepares himself for a fight, getting closer to Lenneth