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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4379423" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Cold Visitor: Part 11 – Accusations</strong></p><p></p><p>The faintly luminescent hound sniffed at another of the men. Its eyes sparkled with intelligence. It shook its head at Ilmarė in an unnerving imitation of a human. </p><p></p><p>“I haven’t been able to summon anything on this plane,” said Silas. “Your magic must be very powerful indeed.”</p><p></p><p>Ilmarė sneered up at Silas from her reading. “Human cantrips are no match for the ancient ways. That’s what got you into this trouble with Umor in the first place.” </p><p></p><p>The men were lined up, each in turn being sniffed by the summoned hound. Each man who passed inspection was separated to the other side of the mess hall.</p><p></p><p>“According to the Turner Codex, the portal out of this place is active every five days.” Ilmarė pointed at passage in the book. “And today’s the day. So perhaps we can use this ritual to escape.”</p><p></p><p>“The only people leaving this place are the ones we’re sure aren’t…infected,” said Dril. He kept his blades out. </p><p></p><p>“How do we know YOU’RE not infected?” asked Laskin.</p><p></p><p>“You don’t,” said Beldin. “You’ll just have to trust us.”</p><p></p><p>Silas sat across from Ilmarė. “What is involved in this ritual?”</p><p></p><p>The elorii’s brow furrowed. Her features were still lacerated by the creature’s attack. “According to the Codex, we need to ring the monoliths in flame. Then, we throw pieces of silver into the fire while everyone chants an incantation. A border around the monoliths is then traced with a sword of pure metal, and an enchanted item is placed in the center. The magic should do it.”</p><p></p><p>With four men to go, the dog abruptly disappeared. It was Lieutenant Jandis and three Privates.</p><p></p><p>Dril stepped over to them. “Okay. You four are going to be separated out.”</p><p></p><p>“Wait a minute,” said Jandis. “I’m the Lieutenant, you can’t—“</p><p></p><p>“Yes, we can,” said Vlad. The other soldiers stood behind their Milandisian kinsman. “We’ll keep you in the armory for now. It’s just a temporary precaution until Ilmarė can summon another hound.”</p><p></p><p>Jandis looked around for support. </p><p></p><p>“Wait a minute,” said one of the other soldiers. “I don’t want to be locked in the armory with him! What if he’s one of those things?”</p><p></p><p>“We’ll be right outside,” said Beldin. He wasn’t very convincing.</p><p></p><p>The men grudgingly shuffled inside. Dril sheathed his blades.</p><p></p><p>Silas turned back to Ilmarė. “I think we can gather up the supplies.”</p><p></p><p>“There’s just one thing,” added Ilmarė. “It takes five minutes for the incantation, and several more for the chant by everyone else. The more people we have chanting, the faster the portal will open.”</p><p></p><p>“If there’s going to be an ambush, that would be when it will attack.” Dril closed the door to the armory as Jandis and the other men filed past him. Then he and Beldin pushed a table against the door.</p><p></p><p>Vlad addressed the remaining men. “Calder, I want you to dig up as much oil as you can find. Yusik, gather up all the silver pieces amongst the men and put it in a sack.” He dug into his own pockets and tossed a handful of coins onto the table. “Sergeants, your men are always in sight of each other. Hop to, soldiers!”</p><p></p><p>Glad to have something to do, the two groups scattered.</p><p></p><p>“What about the sword of pure metal and the enchanted item?” asked Sergeant Laskin.</p><p></p><p>“We’ll take care of that.” Beldin leaned on the door where Jandis and his men were temporarily imprisoned, arms crossed.</p><p></p><p>Kham stepped into the room. He dropped Messer’s corpse onto the ground. “Elise was one of them. Merkin and Messer are dead.”</p><p></p><p>“Damn it, Kham!” shouted Dril. “I told you that if you came back, we would assume you’re—“</p><p></p><p>Then the armory exploded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4379423, member: 3285"] [b]Cold Visitor: Part 11 – Accusations[/b] The faintly luminescent hound sniffed at another of the men. Its eyes sparkled with intelligence. It shook its head at Ilmarė in an unnerving imitation of a human. “I haven’t been able to summon anything on this plane,” said Silas. “Your magic must be very powerful indeed.” Ilmarė sneered up at Silas from her reading. “Human cantrips are no match for the ancient ways. That’s what got you into this trouble with Umor in the first place.” The men were lined up, each in turn being sniffed by the summoned hound. Each man who passed inspection was separated to the other side of the mess hall. “According to the Turner Codex, the portal out of this place is active every five days.” Ilmarė pointed at passage in the book. “And today’s the day. So perhaps we can use this ritual to escape.” “The only people leaving this place are the ones we’re sure aren’t…infected,” said Dril. He kept his blades out. “How do we know YOU’RE not infected?” asked Laskin. “You don’t,” said Beldin. “You’ll just have to trust us.” Silas sat across from Ilmarė. “What is involved in this ritual?” The elorii’s brow furrowed. Her features were still lacerated by the creature’s attack. “According to the Codex, we need to ring the monoliths in flame. Then, we throw pieces of silver into the fire while everyone chants an incantation. A border around the monoliths is then traced with a sword of pure metal, and an enchanted item is placed in the center. The magic should do it.” With four men to go, the dog abruptly disappeared. It was Lieutenant Jandis and three Privates. Dril stepped over to them. “Okay. You four are going to be separated out.” “Wait a minute,” said Jandis. “I’m the Lieutenant, you can’t—“ “Yes, we can,” said Vlad. The other soldiers stood behind their Milandisian kinsman. “We’ll keep you in the armory for now. It’s just a temporary precaution until Ilmarė can summon another hound.” Jandis looked around for support. “Wait a minute,” said one of the other soldiers. “I don’t want to be locked in the armory with him! What if he’s one of those things?” “We’ll be right outside,” said Beldin. He wasn’t very convincing. The men grudgingly shuffled inside. Dril sheathed his blades. Silas turned back to Ilmarė. “I think we can gather up the supplies.” “There’s just one thing,” added Ilmarė. “It takes five minutes for the incantation, and several more for the chant by everyone else. The more people we have chanting, the faster the portal will open.” “If there’s going to be an ambush, that would be when it will attack.” Dril closed the door to the armory as Jandis and the other men filed past him. Then he and Beldin pushed a table against the door. Vlad addressed the remaining men. “Calder, I want you to dig up as much oil as you can find. Yusik, gather up all the silver pieces amongst the men and put it in a sack.” He dug into his own pockets and tossed a handful of coins onto the table. “Sergeants, your men are always in sight of each other. Hop to, soldiers!” Glad to have something to do, the two groups scattered. “What about the sword of pure metal and the enchanted item?” asked Sergeant Laskin. “We’ll take care of that.” Beldin leaned on the door where Jandis and his men were temporarily imprisoned, arms crossed. Kham stepped into the room. He dropped Messer’s corpse onto the ground. “Elise was one of them. Merkin and Messer are dead.” “Damn it, Kham!” shouted Dril. “I told you that if you came back, we would assume you’re—“ Then the armory exploded. [/QUOTE]
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