(YBA) Diaochan in Wicht's lair alone

[Wicht]

The door opens onto a circular tunnel heading to Diaochan's left and right. The sound of feminine voices singing and something metallic banging comes from the left. It is silent to the right. The tunnels are lit by lamps hanging from the ceiling at fifteen foot intervals.

 

[tleilaxu]

Diaochan tries to sneak to the left without alerting anyone to her presence...

 

[Wicht]

Moving very quietly, Diaochan soon arrives at a door, partialy open. The air feels warm near the door.

Approaching the door, Diaochan hears a feminine voice speak.

"Do you smell garbage? Someone must have left the door to the garbage pit open again."

 

[tleilaxu]

Diaochan grabs his side of the door so that if someone tries to close it they will think it is stuck....

 

[Wicht]

"One would think those men would have more sense," says a woman.

There is the sound of something being chopped and the sound of movement. No-one approaches the door where Diaochan is standing. Listening, Diaochan gets the feeling that there are two women on the other side of the door cooking something.

 

[tleilaxu]

Diaochan peeks in to see what the 'women' are doing...

 

[Wicht]

The two women seem normal looking enough, though slightly unwashed. They are chopping up meat and throwing it into a pot. Diaochan cannot tell what the meat is from.

 

[tleilaxu]

Diaochan clears her throat. Hello ladies...

 

[Wicht]

The women turn swiftly, one of them still hefting her cleaver.

"Who are you!" demands one.

The one with the knife closes her eyes and sniffs the air curiously and then smiles, "Ahh you came in here via the garbage pit!"

"Can we help you?" says the first, coming closer to Diaochan. Something in her feral smile makes Diaochan feel a bit uneasy.

"Are you lost?" asks the one with the knife.

"Are you alone?" asks the other.

 

[tleilaxu]

Diaochan straightens herself up and tries to look as confident and menacing as she can.

I have an urgent message for Wicht, but I must take the shortcut through the werewolf area first. I am taking the trashway to shorten the journey. I'll need your names and a description of this level.