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<blockquote data-quote="Express" data-source="post: 2748856" data-attributes="member: 19166"><p>"This just gets better and better, " I said as I turned to look over Hennet. "Whoever it is, being here at night probably means theyre up to no good." I shook Hennet but he still seemed insensible.</p><p></p><p>I looked at Bynara. "Please tell me our visitor is alone." </p><p></p><p>A shrug was my answer. "Now that we've got our package, better to be safe than sorry." </p><p></p><p>I had to agree. "Dorbo lead on. You've been through more of these tunnels than me or By. Anvil, pick up Hennet. Slug him if he resists. We'll straighten this out later. I hope there's another way out of here. Let's go."</p><p></p><p>Of course with Anvil lugging around a crazy half elf we went slow. By and Dorbo led and I trailed in the rear behind Anvil. I had no idea where we were, but did recognize one junction as being behind the metal door Gyger had tried to open. It was dark but luckily the tunnels were large enough for us to navigate standing up.</p><p></p><p>It seemed that Gyger had made his little hideaway in part of a deserted sewer of some kind. The tunnels were in poor condition, full of turns and mortared up dead ends. After several minutes of heading in a general downward direction, the sound of rushing water filled our ears. Here our tunnel joined into an open vaultlike room.</p><p></p><p>The room's walls were lined with sets of unmoving gears. Below us, down five steps, a waist deep trench carried water swiftly past us to our right. The water travelled down the center of the room and disappeared under an open sluice gate. Some 20 feet above and opposite us there was a railed ledge near the vaults high ceiling. An old rusty ladder connected the ledge to the trench. </p><p></p><p>Dorbo looked at Anvil, perplexed. Over the rush of the water he shouted. "Didnt come this way before. Might be a gravity pump station drainage thingee. Keeps the canals from overflowin, I'd reckon. Or somethin." </p><p></p><p>I frowned at Dorbo. "Its your town. Think it drains to the outside? Or maybe the ladder goes to the surface?"</p><p></p><p>Dorbo looked down at his lantern, blushing. "Technically Calib, I'm from Korranberg. I guess so. Eventually." He smiled.</p><p></p><p>Bynara pulled at my shoulder. I looked where she was pointing. A light could be seen moving on the ledge above. Ahead of the light a vast swarm of rats poured over the ledge's edge into the trench. The black furred rodents covered the wall as they splashed into the water, to be carried away by the current.</p><p></p><p>We ran back into the tunnel. But coming from the tunnel around one of the many corners we had turned came a new sound. Voices reverberated up toward us, barely audible amidst the rushing water.</p><p></p><p>Dorbo looked up at me. "Im guessin this a bad time ta tell ya I cant swim?"</p><p></p><p>No choice. We headed back toward the trench.</p><p></p><p>We all did, that is, except for Bynara. </p><p></p><p>"Im tired of running." She said in answer to my look. "We've been running, hiding, gotten tied up and generally been chasing our tails ever since we got this job. I'm going to get some answers."</p><p></p><p>I sighed. "We dont have time for this."</p><p></p><p>Bynara ignored that and went by me. "Dorbo, give an invisibility potion." Taking it, she pushed me. "Go on, I'll get a look at who's here. Ill join you. Dont worry- I wont stay long. GO!"</p><p></p><p>It was a command. I saw her shift. I wasnt going to argue. </p><p></p><p>I grabbed Dorbo. Anvil was already heading for the water. We dived in too.</p><p></p><p>The trench got deeper as it went toward the sluice gate. The current picked up and soon I could no longer touch the bottom. We cleared the gate and the flow entered a low ceilinged tunnel. Soon, other tunnels fed water into ours. And as more water flowed in, we began to pick up speed.</p><p></p><p>Dorbo yelped, a look of terror on his face as we passed through a logjam of rats bobbing on the surface of the water. As I tried to keep him afloat, he let go of the lantern and put a deathgrip on me. I struggled to keep from being drowned by the manic gnome, my mouth filling with rat flavored water.</p><p></p><p>Ahead Anvil floated unconcerned, despite that rats. With seeming ease, he held onto Hennet. </p><p></p><p>Luckily, the water level never completely filled the whole of the tunnel. And there were several bends in the passage that helped us slow our momentum. But loud clangs filled the tunnel as Anvil bounced off the walls. I was having trouble staying in the center of the tunnel as well. </p><p></p><p>My arms grew tired as I tried to keep Dorbo's head above the surface. Dorbo thrashed in my grasp. It seemed to go on forever. We were either going to get drowned or battered to death.</p><p></p><p>Then the ride stopped.</p><p></p><p>We collided with a large metal gate six feet tall. The impact took the wind out of me. Dorbo clung to my leg and I slowly realized the water was pulling him down. Grabbing a bar of the gate, I retrieved the gnome with my free hand. The water loudly swirled and foamed as it poured through the gate's bars and into a pool some ten feet below.</p><p></p><p>And I could see the night sky.</p><p></p><p>Anvil got my attention. Above there was a gap between the gate's bars and the top of the tunnel. We began to climb, both of us pulling our respective loads.</p><p></p><p>We squeezed through the gap, Anvil having the tightest fit. We half climbed, half fell over the opposite side falling with little grace into the eddyl below. The noise of the water subsided as we swam to the edge of the pool.</p><p></p><p>I looked up as I pulled Dorbo to the pool's bank. The night was dark and cloudy, the Ring faint in the sky. We had been ejected from an opening in the side a flat topped mound. A squat dark tower sat atop the mound. The rest of the pool was lined with trees and a canal ran away out of the pool. But we were outside. And it was quiet.</p><p></p><p>Anvil got to the edge first and rose to his feet, water pouring from his metal exterior. He silently scanned the area. "It would seem the area is not populated" he stated in low voice as he wrung out his tabard. I noticed his arm had been damaged.</p><p></p><p>Dorbo hauled himself onto the earth, breathing heavily. Hennet was along side him, looking no worse for wear, considering.</p><p></p><p>"I've lost..my hat." Dorbo moaned. </p><p></p><p>"And I my staff." Anvil added.</p><p></p><p>I looked back to the metal gate below the tower. That wasn't all we had lost. "C'mon Bynara. Where are you?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Express, post: 2748856, member: 19166"] "This just gets better and better, " I said as I turned to look over Hennet. "Whoever it is, being here at night probably means theyre up to no good." I shook Hennet but he still seemed insensible. I looked at Bynara. "Please tell me our visitor is alone." A shrug was my answer. "Now that we've got our package, better to be safe than sorry." I had to agree. "Dorbo lead on. You've been through more of these tunnels than me or By. Anvil, pick up Hennet. Slug him if he resists. We'll straighten this out later. I hope there's another way out of here. Let's go." Of course with Anvil lugging around a crazy half elf we went slow. By and Dorbo led and I trailed in the rear behind Anvil. I had no idea where we were, but did recognize one junction as being behind the metal door Gyger had tried to open. It was dark but luckily the tunnels were large enough for us to navigate standing up. It seemed that Gyger had made his little hideaway in part of a deserted sewer of some kind. The tunnels were in poor condition, full of turns and mortared up dead ends. After several minutes of heading in a general downward direction, the sound of rushing water filled our ears. Here our tunnel joined into an open vaultlike room. The room's walls were lined with sets of unmoving gears. Below us, down five steps, a waist deep trench carried water swiftly past us to our right. The water travelled down the center of the room and disappeared under an open sluice gate. Some 20 feet above and opposite us there was a railed ledge near the vaults high ceiling. An old rusty ladder connected the ledge to the trench. Dorbo looked at Anvil, perplexed. Over the rush of the water he shouted. "Didnt come this way before. Might be a gravity pump station drainage thingee. Keeps the canals from overflowin, I'd reckon. Or somethin." I frowned at Dorbo. "Its your town. Think it drains to the outside? Or maybe the ladder goes to the surface?" Dorbo looked down at his lantern, blushing. "Technically Calib, I'm from Korranberg. I guess so. Eventually." He smiled. Bynara pulled at my shoulder. I looked where she was pointing. A light could be seen moving on the ledge above. Ahead of the light a vast swarm of rats poured over the ledge's edge into the trench. The black furred rodents covered the wall as they splashed into the water, to be carried away by the current. We ran back into the tunnel. But coming from the tunnel around one of the many corners we had turned came a new sound. Voices reverberated up toward us, barely audible amidst the rushing water. Dorbo looked up at me. "Im guessin this a bad time ta tell ya I cant swim?" No choice. We headed back toward the trench. We all did, that is, except for Bynara. "Im tired of running." She said in answer to my look. "We've been running, hiding, gotten tied up and generally been chasing our tails ever since we got this job. I'm going to get some answers." I sighed. "We dont have time for this." Bynara ignored that and went by me. "Dorbo, give an invisibility potion." Taking it, she pushed me. "Go on, I'll get a look at who's here. Ill join you. Dont worry- I wont stay long. GO!" It was a command. I saw her shift. I wasnt going to argue. I grabbed Dorbo. Anvil was already heading for the water. We dived in too. The trench got deeper as it went toward the sluice gate. The current picked up and soon I could no longer touch the bottom. We cleared the gate and the flow entered a low ceilinged tunnel. Soon, other tunnels fed water into ours. And as more water flowed in, we began to pick up speed. Dorbo yelped, a look of terror on his face as we passed through a logjam of rats bobbing on the surface of the water. As I tried to keep him afloat, he let go of the lantern and put a deathgrip on me. I struggled to keep from being drowned by the manic gnome, my mouth filling with rat flavored water. Ahead Anvil floated unconcerned, despite that rats. With seeming ease, he held onto Hennet. Luckily, the water level never completely filled the whole of the tunnel. And there were several bends in the passage that helped us slow our momentum. But loud clangs filled the tunnel as Anvil bounced off the walls. I was having trouble staying in the center of the tunnel as well. My arms grew tired as I tried to keep Dorbo's head above the surface. Dorbo thrashed in my grasp. It seemed to go on forever. We were either going to get drowned or battered to death. Then the ride stopped. We collided with a large metal gate six feet tall. The impact took the wind out of me. Dorbo clung to my leg and I slowly realized the water was pulling him down. Grabbing a bar of the gate, I retrieved the gnome with my free hand. The water loudly swirled and foamed as it poured through the gate's bars and into a pool some ten feet below. And I could see the night sky. Anvil got my attention. Above there was a gap between the gate's bars and the top of the tunnel. We began to climb, both of us pulling our respective loads. We squeezed through the gap, Anvil having the tightest fit. We half climbed, half fell over the opposite side falling with little grace into the eddyl below. The noise of the water subsided as we swam to the edge of the pool. I looked up as I pulled Dorbo to the pool's bank. The night was dark and cloudy, the Ring faint in the sky. We had been ejected from an opening in the side a flat topped mound. A squat dark tower sat atop the mound. The rest of the pool was lined with trees and a canal ran away out of the pool. But we were outside. And it was quiet. Anvil got to the edge first and rose to his feet, water pouring from his metal exterior. He silently scanned the area. "It would seem the area is not populated" he stated in low voice as he wrung out his tabard. I noticed his arm had been damaged. Dorbo hauled himself onto the earth, breathing heavily. Hennet was along side him, looking no worse for wear, considering. "I've lost..my hat." Dorbo moaned. "And I my staff." Anvil added. I looked back to the metal gate below the tower. That wasn't all we had lost. "C'mon Bynara. Where are you?" [/QUOTE]
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