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Message: <blockquote data-quote="simmo" data-source="post: 1371010" data-attributes="member: 9744">chapter 2 Entering CurstAfter Caleb stepped out of the doorway in to the ruins of a tower he glanced around and could hear the flapping of wings as two mephits began to circle above him.“BUGGER,” he said in his slow and monotone voice. “YOU SAID WE WERE GOING TO THE PUB.”“Hub,” Littleby replied. “I said hub.”The two mephits began to argue amongst themselves as to who got to fly ahead and scout, but the rest of the group ignored them and began walking away from the Spire towards the city on the horizon. The journey across the barren plain was uneventful and the landscape was only broken in places by clumps of boulders and dead vegetation that lay strewn across the ground as if scattered by a mighty hand.Malkir took out his crystal mimir and held it up in order to describe the ruined tower that held the doorway back to Sigil. As he spoke the mimir floated above his outstretched hand and pulsed softly with an inner light. The other mimir that he had in his pack was metal and a silver colour, but that one was broken. It held information recorded by a variety of people, including the noted sage Arianna Arakis, but unfortunately the silver mimir could not record any new information.After walking for the better part of a day they had reached the tall, razorvine covered, walls of the city of Curst - the gate-town to Carceri. When they got close to the walls they saw a caravan master arguing with the guards before being led off inside and the guards turned to stare at the newcomers. Serena covered her mouth after she made a sharp intake of breath when she recognised one of the guards from the memory in the stone. One of the other guards stepped forward the to address the newcomers.“What business do you have here? You”, said the guard pointing at Caleb. “What brings you here?”“THEY DID,” he replied in his usual slow-spoken voice.The guard chortled and turned to address the others. “Is he a slave?”“He's our companion.” Serena informed the guard.“What brings you here?” the guard asked Malkir.“I've come to see the sights.” he replied in a calm voice. Caleb had begun to glower at the guard after it finally dawned on him that he might just have been insulted.“Does anyone else have any pressing business here?” the guard asked.“I've come to see a friend of mine.” Serena informed the guard. She made a point of not looking at the other guards and surreptitiously hid the memory stone beneath her cloak.The guard seemed to suddenly change his mind and rewarded the group with an oily smile. “You are all welcome to enter,” he said and gave the other guards a pointed look.“What about leaving?” Malkir asked.“You're by the gate,” the guard said nonchalantly. “If you want to leave then do so.”“Excuse me, can you recommend a good inn?” Serena asked as they were about to enter the gate.“They're all good inns,” the guard replied with a dry laugh. “There's no bad establishments in the city.”Caleb managed to step on the foot of the guard as they filed in beneath the large gate and the companions were called back to pay a ten gold entrance fee. Not wishing to cause any further disturbance they made their way along the outer street in the city and ducked in to a tavern called the Lecherous Leper next to the Quartered Man.</blockquote>

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