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<blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 5047584" data-attributes="member: 19688">Jokad &quot;knows&quot; an attack is imminent. Spider webs everywhere mean there must be a spider. His right hand itches, as it always does when he knows battle will be joined, but he tries to ignore it, moves the ladder, and climbs to the cage.Inside, shackled to the walls, are three men. They are dressed in torn, stained, and stinking uniforms of the Black Arrows. The men look near starvation. Their skin seems to stick to their bones. Ragged beards cover their faces. All three are slumped, as if unconscious, but Jokad hears a voice. Weak, rasping, as if from a dry throat.&quot;help&quot;One of the men lifts his head a little, as if the effort is all he can muster. His face is bruised and swollen, with scar tissue also showing older wounds that have partly healed. These men are going to need some serious help.And then, of course, Jokad can hear the scuttling.At last the spider is about to show itself.OOC: The cage's lock looks simple - certainly something Jovik could pick easily, or even perhaps Jokad could force. The cage is built into the wall, so no way of lowering it to the ground. It is going to be a case of get in, unshackle the men, and then carry them down one by one. That, though, can wait until after the spider.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hewligan, post: 5047584, member: 19688"] Jokad "knows" an attack is imminent. Spider webs everywhere mean there must be a spider. His right hand itches, as it always does when he knows battle will be joined, but he tries to ignore it, moves the ladder, and climbs to the cage. Inside, shackled to the walls, are three men. They are dressed in torn, stained, and stinking uniforms of the Black Arrows. The men look near starvation. Their skin seems to stick to their bones. Ragged beards cover their faces. All three are slumped, as if unconscious, but Jokad hears a voice. Weak, rasping, as if from a dry throat. "help" One of the men lifts his head a little, as if the effort is all he can muster. His face is bruised and swollen, with scar tissue also showing older wounds that have partly healed. These men are going to need some serious help. And then, of course, Jokad can hear the scuttling. At last the spider is about to show itself. OOC: The cage's lock looks simple - certainly something Jovik could pick easily, or even perhaps Jokad could force. The cage is built into the wall, so no way of lowering it to the ground. It is going to be a case of get in, unshackle the men, and then carry them down one by one. That, though, can wait until after the spider. [/QUOTE]

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