Sorina is more thoroughly checking the rooms again, now that the door was closed and the Gnoll taken care of - which meant no danger of someone waking up and murdering them. She focused on the floors, trying to find any kind of trapdoor, hidden stairs, or similar means of entering and leaving.
Meanwhile, Sonira focused on those walls bordering other rooms(that is, not the outside walls, nor those towards the corridor), very carefully looking for any hints of secret doors or activation mechanisms.
With a deep, calming breath, Kasit went to work. Pushing the mortal danger out of his mind, he decided to treat this like any other job. When meant a steady hand and steady nerves...
As the three of you search you find a hidden panel that looks like it could be removed from the demon gnoll god alter, otherwise there is little more than the filthy blankets and cots the gnolls use for bed. You are able to determine that the door behind which there was an offensive odor is the only apparent door into the castle.
With a deep breath Kasit removed the panel and peered inside, but curious as to what might be there and horrified at the thought of what horrors they might find.
As Kasit lifts the panel a wave of dark energy hits him and he feels his life force pressed against. It passes shortly thankfully. Inside you find a a hefty bag of gold and a beautiful shortsword with knotted designs running the length of the steel blade.
Kasit gritted his teeth, but he endured. It wasn’t the first trap that he had suffered from in his career. This, though, was a treasure worth the pain! Gently he took out the coin and the blade and held it up for his companion to see, a pained smile on his face.
Kasit feels his strength attacked by a bout of weakness, but overcomes the foul magic.
"Wow...are you ok? That looked painful. But that is a beautiful piece. And that bag looks hefty...is it all gold?", Sorina comments on Kasits findings, while her Twin stands watch. "Now there goes our plan of simply walking into the castle through the main door. Wouldn't want to explain why we need to keep that...", she grins. "But I guess that means we should get going, lest we find our other exit blocked by these Beasts...", she points at the dead Gnoll.
"Agreed. Very sincerely agreed. Regardless of what happens, we've now gotten some very decent pay. Let's get out of here and split the gold up, so neither of us is too obvious with it. As for the dagger..." He used his mind to make it float in the air. "...do you have any way of knowing exactly what it is? Hurt to touch it, so guessing it's got some kind of enchantment on it."