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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3692080" data-attributes="member: 29014">"Smite evil indeed," Zaeryl agrees dryly, "But we're going to use a different direction this time in case she left traps for us.  We're going to have to make an assumption here that she had the rock from the collapse moved, but we think it is reasonable, and if we are wrong, it just means we have to travel back out and in the other way."*Zaeryl leads them to a different cavern entrance.*"This is where we entered the first time after falling down that ravine.  It should lead us on the right path."*The air is unnaturally still and silent within the caves, as Zaeryl activates Inertial Armour.*"Put up your powers that are measured in hours here.  Depending on our assumption and the length of tracking, the ones that last in tens of minutes may not be enough, particularly if we lose the trail and have to spend an hour regaining it, as is usual for those who track things."*After all have done so, Zaeryl leads on.  There are no Afflicted at all in these tunnels, not even a single lone straggler.  It is as if the place is somehow dead.  When Zaeryl gets to a certain intersection, he nods and heads forward slightly to peer around a corner just ahead of the group.*"The rubble has been moved into the western hallway to allow a tripartite egress.  This is good.  You have a choice here.  There may have been a nasty trap or guards left for us at one of the two plausible places she might have expected us to be headed, both of which are, unfortunately, exactly the places we are headed.  On the other hand, there may be nothing, and tracking could take an unknown amount of time.  If you want to activate powers measured in ten minutes or minutes on the off-chance of a nasty trap, you can, but we would suggest saving as much as possible for when we actually find her, as anything here would just be a delaying tactic.  That said, her last delaying tactic was almost deadly...but then, we have grown stronger since then."</blockquote>

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