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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 3632639" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Grains of Sand - Part 5b: Castle in the Sand</strong></p><p></p><p>The walls and ceiling of the massive room were plain and unornamented, but the sheer size of the place made such decoration unnecessary. Several dozen grain wagons were lined up in neat rows along the walls, with enough space for many more. There were no horses hitched to the wagons.</p><p></p><p>“Oh, man…” said Kham. </p><p></p><p>Quintus understood what the val meant. Every one of the wagons, except for the most recently acquired caravan, had blue wagon wheels.</p><p></p><p>A woman dressed in leather with a scimitar at her hip conversed with a man dressed in lorica segmentata. Two men, twins from the look of them, stood idly off to one side. A fifth man dressed in spiked chainmail stood at an exit to another room, overseeing the unloading of the wagons. </p><p></p><p>Quintus and Kham, incapable of seeing each other, padded off in different directions. </p><p></p><p>The new wagon was taken off down a different corridor, while horses were unhitched and taken away towards the man in chainmail.</p><p></p><p>Kham darted from wagon to wagon, his fingers playing over the sandy planks of wood that made up the bottom of each of the wagons. He rapped on each one, listening carefully to the sound.</p><p></p><p>Finally, he hit something that sounded hollow. Kham dove underneath the wagon and discovered a small lock. He pulled out his trusty dagger and twisted the pommel, releasing a series of lock picks. A few seconds later, and the panel slid back to reveal a small box of carved gray stone.</p><p></p><p>Kham pulled the box out and scrabbled to his feet. It was roughly eight inches on a side and weighed maybe five pounds. Its lid was sealed with reddish-brown wax on all sides and the wax itself was incised with arcane marks. </p><p></p><p>“Hey Quintus!” whispered Kham to nowhere in particular. “I think I found…” he locked gazes with the man in spike chainmail, “…it. Uh oh.”</p><p></p><p>“What do you mean uh oh?” whispered Quintus. “Give me the box.”</p><p></p><p>“I can’t see you,” said Kham out of the side of his mouth. He slowly reached for another potion in his coat. “But I think someone can see me.”</p><p></p><p>“INTRUDER!” shouted the man at the top of the lungs.</p><p></p><p>“Yep,” Kham swigged another invisibility potion. “He saw me.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 3632639, member: 3285"] [b]Grains of Sand - Part 5b: Castle in the Sand[/b] The walls and ceiling of the massive room were plain and unornamented, but the sheer size of the place made such decoration unnecessary. Several dozen grain wagons were lined up in neat rows along the walls, with enough space for many more. There were no horses hitched to the wagons. “Oh, man…” said Kham. Quintus understood what the val meant. Every one of the wagons, except for the most recently acquired caravan, had blue wagon wheels. A woman dressed in leather with a scimitar at her hip conversed with a man dressed in lorica segmentata. Two men, twins from the look of them, stood idly off to one side. A fifth man dressed in spiked chainmail stood at an exit to another room, overseeing the unloading of the wagons. Quintus and Kham, incapable of seeing each other, padded off in different directions. The new wagon was taken off down a different corridor, while horses were unhitched and taken away towards the man in chainmail. Kham darted from wagon to wagon, his fingers playing over the sandy planks of wood that made up the bottom of each of the wagons. He rapped on each one, listening carefully to the sound. Finally, he hit something that sounded hollow. Kham dove underneath the wagon and discovered a small lock. He pulled out his trusty dagger and twisted the pommel, releasing a series of lock picks. A few seconds later, and the panel slid back to reveal a small box of carved gray stone. Kham pulled the box out and scrabbled to his feet. It was roughly eight inches on a side and weighed maybe five pounds. Its lid was sealed with reddish-brown wax on all sides and the wax itself was incised with arcane marks. “Hey Quintus!” whispered Kham to nowhere in particular. “I think I found…” he locked gazes with the man in spike chainmail, “…it. Uh oh.” “What do you mean uh oh?” whispered Quintus. “Give me the box.” “I can’t see you,” said Kham out of the side of his mouth. He slowly reached for another potion in his coat. “But I think someone can see me.” “INTRUDER!” shouted the man at the top of the lungs. “Yep,” Kham swigged another invisibility potion. “He saw me.” [/QUOTE]
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