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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 7136692" data-attributes="member: 143"><p>Thanks for the post, carborundum!</p><p></p><p>* * * </p><p></p><p>Chapter 43</p><p></p><p>As soon as he felt the pressure of the wire on his shin Kosk launched himself forward. He landed in a tumble and rolled to his feet as the head-sized stones that had been carefully stacked on a shelf over the entrance struck the floor and started bouncing down the steps. He hadn’t gotten through unscathed, but ignored the painful twinges in his shoulder and hip as he scanned the darkness ahead for threats.</p><p></p><p>As soon as the rocks started falling Quellan grabbed hold of Glori and yanked her back out of the area of the trap. He felt a sharp pain as one of the rocks bounced off his shin, but didn’t flinch as he sheltered the bard with his body. Bredan let out a curse but kept his footing as the stones continued their noisy passage down the stairs before rolling to a stop in the passage below.</p><p></p><p>“Are you all right?” Quellan asked.</p><p></p><p>“Yeah,” Glori said. “Thanks. Again.”</p><p></p><p>“Kosk, are you okay?” Bredan called up.</p><p></p><p>“Bloody wonderful,” the dwarf shot back. “No sign of the bastard.”</p><p></p><p>The others hurried up to join him. “Bet your scaly little pals sent up a cheer when they heard that,” Kosk growled.</p><p></p><p>“I bet they’re already a mile away by now,” Bredan said.</p><p></p><p>Glori had headed over toward the chest, but abruptly drew back. “Crap,” she said.</p><p></p><p>“What is it?” Bredan asked, only to recoil as he got a whiff of the same stink.</p><p></p><p>“Literally crap, I think,” Glori said. “It looks like someone dumped a chamber pot in there.”</p><p></p><p>“If I can’t have it, no one can?” Quellan asked.</p><p></p><p>“Looks like our friends paused to grab their loot before heading down to meet us,” Kosk said.</p><p></p><p>“If so, they still might have it on them,” Glori said. She’d turned halfway back toward the stairs before Quellan stopped her. “The boy, first,” he said.</p><p></p><p>“Right.”</p><p></p><p>They started forward again. The cave extended for quite a ways, becoming more irregular and rough as they pushed on. They passed a pair of rough bedrolls, mounds of cloth and fur that stank almost as badly as the foul mess that had been dumped in the chest. Finally the light revealed the back of the cave, the rough wall obscured by a small forest of mineral formations.</p><p></p><p>“I think I saw something moving over there!” Glori hissed, pointing into one irregular corner where the light didn’t quite reach.</p><p></p><p>They readied their weapons, but no threat emerged from the shadows. Quellan finally bent and tossed his stone forward. The glowing rock skittered across the floor, coming to a stop at the base of one of the larger stalagmites.</p><p></p><p>The light revealed the prisoner. It wasn’t a boy, but a full-grown woman. She was securely tied with ropes around her ankles, knees, and elbows, with her hands secured in what had to be a painful tension behind her back. She was gagged, with another rope fastened around her throat that connected to the mineral pillar and kept her from lying down.</p><p></p><p>But what caught their attention most immediately was her appearance. She might have been human, save for the obvious red tint to her skin, brighter and deeper than any sunburn, and the pale horns that jutted from her forehead and twisted back in tight curves above her ears.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 7136692, member: 143"] Thanks for the post, carborundum! * * * Chapter 43 As soon as he felt the pressure of the wire on his shin Kosk launched himself forward. He landed in a tumble and rolled to his feet as the head-sized stones that had been carefully stacked on a shelf over the entrance struck the floor and started bouncing down the steps. He hadn’t gotten through unscathed, but ignored the painful twinges in his shoulder and hip as he scanned the darkness ahead for threats. As soon as the rocks started falling Quellan grabbed hold of Glori and yanked her back out of the area of the trap. He felt a sharp pain as one of the rocks bounced off his shin, but didn’t flinch as he sheltered the bard with his body. Bredan let out a curse but kept his footing as the stones continued their noisy passage down the stairs before rolling to a stop in the passage below. “Are you all right?” Quellan asked. “Yeah,” Glori said. “Thanks. Again.” “Kosk, are you okay?” Bredan called up. “Bloody wonderful,” the dwarf shot back. “No sign of the bastard.” The others hurried up to join him. “Bet your scaly little pals sent up a cheer when they heard that,” Kosk growled. “I bet they’re already a mile away by now,” Bredan said. Glori had headed over toward the chest, but abruptly drew back. “Crap,” she said. “What is it?” Bredan asked, only to recoil as he got a whiff of the same stink. “Literally crap, I think,” Glori said. “It looks like someone dumped a chamber pot in there.” “If I can’t have it, no one can?” Quellan asked. “Looks like our friends paused to grab their loot before heading down to meet us,” Kosk said. “If so, they still might have it on them,” Glori said. She’d turned halfway back toward the stairs before Quellan stopped her. “The boy, first,” he said. “Right.” They started forward again. The cave extended for quite a ways, becoming more irregular and rough as they pushed on. They passed a pair of rough bedrolls, mounds of cloth and fur that stank almost as badly as the foul mess that had been dumped in the chest. Finally the light revealed the back of the cave, the rough wall obscured by a small forest of mineral formations. “I think I saw something moving over there!” Glori hissed, pointing into one irregular corner where the light didn’t quite reach. They readied their weapons, but no threat emerged from the shadows. Quellan finally bent and tossed his stone forward. The glowing rock skittered across the floor, coming to a stop at the base of one of the larger stalagmites. The light revealed the prisoner. It wasn’t a boy, but a full-grown woman. She was securely tied with ropes around her ankles, knees, and elbows, with her hands secured in what had to be a painful tension behind her back. She was gagged, with another rope fastened around her throat that connected to the mineral pillar and kept her from lying down. But what caught their attention most immediately was her appearance. She might have been human, save for the obvious red tint to her skin, brighter and deeper than any sunburn, and the pale horns that jutted from her forehead and twisted back in tight curves above her ears. [/QUOTE]
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