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<blockquote data-quote="spyscribe" data-source="post: 2092554" data-attributes="member: 5808"><p><strong>Part the One-Hundred Third</strong></p><p><em>In which: a trap is sprung.</em></p><p></p><p>Around noon on the second day of travel, as the party pauses to rest and eat a hurried lunch, Kiara (in swallow form) flies up above the tree line to see if the Inquisitors are behind them on the path.</p><p></p><p>When she looks back to the monastery… she sees two thick plumes of black smoke. Reyu’s fire traps have been triggered, and the compound is burning.</p><p></p><p>She can see one figure lying in the snow inside the walls of the monastery. Three more are making their way up the path towards the Vale. The fifth member of the Inquisitor’s group is nowhere to be seen.</p><p></p><p>When Kiara relays her findings back to the rest of the group, the party is forced to consider their next move.</p><p></p><p>Everyone has been pushing to get as far ahead of the Inquisitors as possible. However, they have only managed to gain a little bit of time, and fatigue is setting in. After some debate, it is decided that with only three Inquisitors to contend with, their best course of action is to set an ambush—recover their wind while waiting—and when the remaining Inquisitors arrive, take them out once and for all.</p><p></p><p>Not only will this protect the monks at the Vale from being followed as they make their escape, it will also help the party’s alibi in case they need to deny that they have been to the monastery. After all, the Inquisitors can hardly inform on them if they are dead.</p><p></p><p>The decision made, Benedic rolls his eyes. “Finally.”</p><p></p><p>It takes another day for the party to find an ambush spot that meets Benedic’s ideal criteria. Then, they set their traps, dig into the snow, and wait.</p><p></p><p>**********</p><p></p><p>Guardsman, First Class Kiyoshi of the Lord’s Just and Righteous Inquisitorial Guard lets out a silent sigh as the trail opens up before him. The sigh is because even though the path is bounded by a sharp slope leading to a plateau on one side and a narrow gorge on the other, it is at least—Kettenek be praised—flat. The silent is because Kettenek’s unending wrath on the non-believers would be nothing compared to the wrath of the Lady Inquisitor Doroshi-san if she thought he was complaining about their pace.</p><p></p><p>Doroshi-san is moving forward on pure fury, and while Kiyoshi is not lacking in the fury department himself, he is also sick of slipping on ice-slicks and falling on his ass.</p><p></p><p>It looks like they’ve just hit another one. He can see Doroshi-san put her foot forward, catch herself, and proceed forward with small, mincing steps so as not to slip on the ice. Kiyoshi has just a second to wonder where the monks managed to get all of this water from when an arrow comes whistling out of the snow bank to his left. </p><p></p><p>It skewers Doroshi-san in the kidney, and he can see her yell… except that no sound comes out of her mouth. It’s then that Kiyoshi realizes he can’t hear <em>anything</em> from the area immediately in front of him. He just has time to think <em>A </em>silence<em> spell?—</em> before he whirls to see a pile of boulders falling down to cover the trail behind him.</p><p></p><p>**********</p><p></p><p>The mountain pass is a slaughter. </p><p></p><p>Even before the head Inquisitor has time to recover from the arrow lodged in her back, two <em>magic missiles</em> whoosh in from the other side of the chasm. Master Genichi, defying his age and apparent frailty, vaults over the snow-bank where he had been lying in wait, and lands on the path in front of the Inquisitors to unleash a flurry of blows on their leader.</p><p></p><p>Her guards begin to panic, but any thought of running is cut off by Annika casting <em>web</em> on the boulders that Satsumi and Hatsuki have sent crashing back across the path.</p><p></p><p>Benedic strikes the head Inquisitor with two more arrows as Thatch comes charging down the path, sword readied. With a mighty blow—which is eerily silent thanks to Anvil’s spell—Thatch punches forward with his blade, sending it <em>through</em> the head inquisitor and gutting the guard immediately behind her.</p><p></p><p>Anvil jumps down behind the small group, striking the last guard with his long sword.</p><p></p><p>Eva’s arrow through his throat drops the guard Thatch previously wounded, and the party’s attentions focus on the last member of the column. Reyu and Lira both unleash ranged attacks, and Satsuki leaps into the fray with a series of stunning kicks to his head and back. As Master Genichi comes forward to finish the job Annika suddenly yells, “Don’t kill him!”</p><p></p><p>The party checks themselves, abruptly realizing that they will want to keep one member of the group alive for questioning. However, Master Genichi, still inside the effect of the <em>silence</em> spell, hears nothing, and as the party frantically looks on, pummels the last Inquisitor into unconsciousness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spyscribe, post: 2092554, member: 5808"] [b]Part the One-Hundred Third[/b] [i]In which: a trap is sprung.[/i] Around noon on the second day of travel, as the party pauses to rest and eat a hurried lunch, Kiara (in swallow form) flies up above the tree line to see if the Inquisitors are behind them on the path. When she looks back to the monastery… she sees two thick plumes of black smoke. Reyu’s fire traps have been triggered, and the compound is burning. She can see one figure lying in the snow inside the walls of the monastery. Three more are making their way up the path towards the Vale. The fifth member of the Inquisitor’s group is nowhere to be seen. When Kiara relays her findings back to the rest of the group, the party is forced to consider their next move. Everyone has been pushing to get as far ahead of the Inquisitors as possible. However, they have only managed to gain a little bit of time, and fatigue is setting in. After some debate, it is decided that with only three Inquisitors to contend with, their best course of action is to set an ambush—recover their wind while waiting—and when the remaining Inquisitors arrive, take them out once and for all. Not only will this protect the monks at the Vale from being followed as they make their escape, it will also help the party’s alibi in case they need to deny that they have been to the monastery. After all, the Inquisitors can hardly inform on them if they are dead. The decision made, Benedic rolls his eyes. “Finally.” It takes another day for the party to find an ambush spot that meets Benedic’s ideal criteria. Then, they set their traps, dig into the snow, and wait. ********** Guardsman, First Class Kiyoshi of the Lord’s Just and Righteous Inquisitorial Guard lets out a silent sigh as the trail opens up before him. The sigh is because even though the path is bounded by a sharp slope leading to a plateau on one side and a narrow gorge on the other, it is at least—Kettenek be praised—flat. The silent is because Kettenek’s unending wrath on the non-believers would be nothing compared to the wrath of the Lady Inquisitor Doroshi-san if she thought he was complaining about their pace. Doroshi-san is moving forward on pure fury, and while Kiyoshi is not lacking in the fury department himself, he is also sick of slipping on ice-slicks and falling on his ass. It looks like they’ve just hit another one. He can see Doroshi-san put her foot forward, catch herself, and proceed forward with small, mincing steps so as not to slip on the ice. Kiyoshi has just a second to wonder where the monks managed to get all of this water from when an arrow comes whistling out of the snow bank to his left. It skewers Doroshi-san in the kidney, and he can see her yell… except that no sound comes out of her mouth. It’s then that Kiyoshi realizes he can’t hear [i]anything[/i] from the area immediately in front of him. He just has time to think [i]A [/i]silence[i] spell?—[/i] before he whirls to see a pile of boulders falling down to cover the trail behind him. ********** The mountain pass is a slaughter. Even before the head Inquisitor has time to recover from the arrow lodged in her back, two [i]magic missiles[/i] whoosh in from the other side of the chasm. Master Genichi, defying his age and apparent frailty, vaults over the snow-bank where he had been lying in wait, and lands on the path in front of the Inquisitors to unleash a flurry of blows on their leader. Her guards begin to panic, but any thought of running is cut off by Annika casting [i]web[/i] on the boulders that Satsumi and Hatsuki have sent crashing back across the path. Benedic strikes the head Inquisitor with two more arrows as Thatch comes charging down the path, sword readied. With a mighty blow—which is eerily silent thanks to Anvil’s spell—Thatch punches forward with his blade, sending it [i]through[/i] the head inquisitor and gutting the guard immediately behind her. Anvil jumps down behind the small group, striking the last guard with his long sword. Eva’s arrow through his throat drops the guard Thatch previously wounded, and the party’s attentions focus on the last member of the column. Reyu and Lira both unleash ranged attacks, and Satsuki leaps into the fray with a series of stunning kicks to his head and back. As Master Genichi comes forward to finish the job Annika suddenly yells, “Don’t kill him!” The party checks themselves, abruptly realizing that they will want to keep one member of the group alive for questioning. However, Master Genichi, still inside the effect of the [i]silence[/i] spell, hears nothing, and as the party frantically looks on, pummels the last Inquisitor into unconsciousness. [/QUOTE]
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