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<blockquote data-quote="Aust Thale" data-source="post: 7303073" data-attributes="member: 6804768"><p><strong>Respen Into The Mouth of Madness</strong></p><p></p><p>~<span style="color: #ff0000"> Move quickly...</span>~</p><p></p><p>Respen's emotions flutter. He is exhilarated at the prospect of freedom, but frustrated that he has put himself and Nel in this position. He curses under his breath, squeezes Nel's hand, and looks about his surroundings. He looks for Margull first, Vega and Gus second, and then Margull's magical Orb and Mirror. He motions Nel to silence with his finger to his lips. Respen is all business now, and he directs Nel accordingly through their telepathic link. ~ <span style="color: #800080">Nel, watch the doors and the mirror; those are entry points. Do not engage anything that comes into this room until we know what it is; simply tell me mentally. We need to leave no trace if it's within our power. </span> ~ </p><p></p><p>He goes to the table that Margull's parchment, books, and papers sat on when he was last in the study days ago. He only gathers the handful of literature that he had seen. If he can't identify clearly as something related to True Vampires or the Old Ones, he leaves the papers alone. He then moves to the library shelves for the same, but he takes an extra few moment or two for anything useful that catches his eye, something that he had not had time to really do the last time he was in Margull's study. If he sees anything personal in nature or in the calligraphic style of the other "Old Ones" or "True Vampire" tomes, he collects it and places it in the stack next to the others, careful not to mix the two stacks until he scans through them. If he perceives that it will take too long (more than two-three minutes), he abandons the effort. He then walks to the window and opens it. [ooc] per verbal discussion, he checks the stained glass window and the clear one, picking the one that opens first [/ooc] He is careful to not give himself away to any observers below. He looks out, trying to determine where Laramon's tower is relative to Margull's study's window. Upon finding it, he lifts his face to the sun and breathes in above-ground air and smiles, taking in the weather. He quietly casts a spell, whispering a message in Common to Laramon, intentionally not using his name. He hopes that Laramon is in his tower and hears the message. "<span style="color: #0000ff">Master Wizard. Is Respen. Skorane dangerous. Discourage seekers. Others teleported to Nosnra. I am Oathed. Orb of Errindor in Shalistaurimon. Contact later. Regrets.</span>" [ooc] Whispering Wind [/ooc] He leaves the window ajar and walks quickly toward the piles of books. If possible, he does the following out of visual of Nel, if possible. However, if not, he unrolls Laramon's book return and casts it on Margull's books en masse, with the standard 72 hour return in mind. [ooc] Laramon's Book Return [/ooc] He hopes that he has the good fortune of obtaining a second scroll so he can add it to his spell book. Respen knows that Dame Clare knows what she is doing, but he is obeying several of parts of his oath in presence of the Orb. Respen wants no trace of him having been there. Surely she will devour the books immediately. And she will likely be angry when they disappear. However, they will all remain safe because he is careful...for once. And that's the point. He tosses down his portable hole and places the sack of books into it. </p><p></p><p>~ <span style="color: #800080">Nel, we are ready. Do you want to go back now, or see any of the sights? If the latter, please let me disguise myself, and we can go out of the front door. Keep your ring handy. It's the morning, and there will be plenty of folks about. I'll let you ask your sister about it. Or not. </span>~ Respen winks at Nel. She said she wanted to get out and see things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aust Thale, post: 7303073, member: 6804768"] [b]Respen Into The Mouth of Madness[/b] ~[COLOR=#ff0000] Move quickly...[/COLOR]~ Respen's emotions flutter. He is exhilarated at the prospect of freedom, but frustrated that he has put himself and Nel in this position. He curses under his breath, squeezes Nel's hand, and looks about his surroundings. He looks for Margull first, Vega and Gus second, and then Margull's magical Orb and Mirror. He motions Nel to silence with his finger to his lips. Respen is all business now, and he directs Nel accordingly through their telepathic link. ~ [COLOR=#800080]Nel, watch the doors and the mirror; those are entry points. Do not engage anything that comes into this room until we know what it is; simply tell me mentally. We need to leave no trace if it's within our power. [/COLOR] ~ He goes to the table that Margull's parchment, books, and papers sat on when he was last in the study days ago. He only gathers the handful of literature that he had seen. If he can't identify clearly as something related to True Vampires or the Old Ones, he leaves the papers alone. He then moves to the library shelves for the same, but he takes an extra few moment or two for anything useful that catches his eye, something that he had not had time to really do the last time he was in Margull's study. If he sees anything personal in nature or in the calligraphic style of the other "Old Ones" or "True Vampire" tomes, he collects it and places it in the stack next to the others, careful not to mix the two stacks until he scans through them. If he perceives that it will take too long (more than two-three minutes), he abandons the effort. He then walks to the window and opens it. [ooc] per verbal discussion, he checks the stained glass window and the clear one, picking the one that opens first [/ooc] He is careful to not give himself away to any observers below. He looks out, trying to determine where Laramon's tower is relative to Margull's study's window. Upon finding it, he lifts his face to the sun and breathes in above-ground air and smiles, taking in the weather. He quietly casts a spell, whispering a message in Common to Laramon, intentionally not using his name. He hopes that Laramon is in his tower and hears the message. "[COLOR=#0000ff]Master Wizard. Is Respen. Skorane dangerous. Discourage seekers. Others teleported to Nosnra. I am Oathed. Orb of Errindor in Shalistaurimon. Contact later. Regrets.[/COLOR]" [ooc] Whispering Wind [/ooc] He leaves the window ajar and walks quickly toward the piles of books. If possible, he does the following out of visual of Nel, if possible. However, if not, he unrolls Laramon's book return and casts it on Margull's books en masse, with the standard 72 hour return in mind. [ooc] Laramon's Book Return [/ooc] He hopes that he has the good fortune of obtaining a second scroll so he can add it to his spell book. Respen knows that Dame Clare knows what she is doing, but he is obeying several of parts of his oath in presence of the Orb. Respen wants no trace of him having been there. Surely she will devour the books immediately. And she will likely be angry when they disappear. However, they will all remain safe because he is careful...for once. And that's the point. He tosses down his portable hole and places the sack of books into it. ~ [COLOR=#800080]Nel, we are ready. Do you want to go back now, or see any of the sights? If the latter, please let me disguise myself, and we can go out of the front door. Keep your ring handy. It's the morning, and there will be plenty of folks about. I'll let you ask your sister about it. Or not. [/COLOR]~ Respen winks at Nel. She said she wanted to get out and see things. [/QUOTE]
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