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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 282498" data-attributes="member: 4036">Indeed, though they did detect they were being scryed, no calvalry showed up.  Collin explained in the interim he was requesting Lilly or Lisara show up and teleport them out and he assumed they were preparing spell getting ready for the jaunt.The amount of time the party had spent fighting or sneaking their way through Terraj's Breath was probably about 5 hours, the amount of time they had spent locked in one room or another catching their breath and restoring their energies was probably closer to 100 hours.  Frederick was patient but he wasn't that patient.  And besides, he was in debt and had been in debt for a very long time."I'm going to have a look around," he said as he started picking up his gear."Let Sheeji look around first, just to be safe."Collin made her ghostly and able to travel through floors and walls again as she made herself invisible and zipped off.  A couple hours later she and Frederick headed off together.  Amazingly few mishaps later they returned with four small coffers, then again with three larger coffers, then again dragging a sarcophagus screeching over the granite.Frederick winced as he set down the last, "I'm really not trying to be greedy, my share goes straight to Argus*."Tylette and Collin didn't seem to share the moral pin-pricking Frederick was under, one summoned creature later the containers were opened and the party found they were not dirt poor for once.  At least, until Frederick could give his away that is.Back to the waiting.After many more hours Collin received a sending from Durchek.  "Yeah, they can't get to you. Teleported and ended up outside a mountain. Still got the scroll ya need. What'cha want us ter do?""The whole mountain is 'anchored?" Collin wondered aloud.  He was beginning to think Fate had it out for him and was taking it personal.  It didn't occur to him that the Archon got out ok.  He sighed and responded, "No.  Thank you for your efforts.  They are appreciated."Collin relayed the message and began gathering his things."Well where are they then with the scroll?" Frederick asked.  Collin just shrugged.  "You mind if I do a sending to find out?"  Another shrug from Collin.  "Ok.""Don't, I can handle it Frederick.  Just a second, you guys figure a way out of here," Tylette dropped in as she sat down and began to go into a trance.  She entered the Astral and decided to search for Durchek.Fate apparently was toying with Tylette too.Collin and Frederick decided the fastest way out, assuming the way was clear was to each Air Walk then use the Air Key to blow them along.  Sort of a poor man's Wind Walk.  Collin added invisibility to the plan and it was agreed upon.  "Can't be to careful, we know that at least a few of those damn chickens survived.**"Tylette finally came out of her trance and reported, "Durchek is Durcheck.  Bored as ever and sitting in the common room of the Inn.  Looks like it's up to us."Leaving Zerin on his grassy bed, the party set out swiftly.  Navigating the twisting warrens as fast as possible they actually found cornering to be their biggest problem as the Fire Elementals had been exceedingly thorough.  That is until they reached the now granite plug they had placed in the hallway so close to the surface."Oops.  Forgot about this..."*Argus is the priest of a small congregation in Crescent Lake.  He performed a favor for Frederick on good faith long ago on their first visit to town.  Frederick is still trying to pay him back.**Some of the undersized cockatrice have proven remarkably durable.</blockquote>

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