(YBA) Kalath in the dungeons of Tutul

[graydoom]

"Oh, not all that much. What I would mostly desire is free passage through your territory and that of any affiliated with you, and information... especially information that is not widely known or that will help me move about freely."

"I would, of course, gladly consider anything else you might offer."

 

[Wicht]

"Let me see that you have what you say you have and perhaps then we will bargain."

"Have you considered I could just take it from your lifeless body? What is to stop me? And if I gave you access to my small kingdom under the earth, where would you go through it?"

 

[graydoom]

Kalath carefully takes out the statue he picked up on the stairs, keeping an eye on Griswold and the wolf as he does so, and holds it up. "I believe this is what was stolen from you."

"And should I die, Willford and the Lord Wicht may be displeased at the killing of one of their agents. Then again, they may not. But I don't think it's a particularly good idea to find out. And should you try, my body being the lifeless one is by no means certain." Kalath grins.

"I desire passage through your kingdom both as a way to easily access other parts of the Lair and as an alternate way to enter and exit the City of the Bard should the main way continue to be guarded."

 

[Wicht]

"Your arguement is good, I have no great love for the dead. Give me the statue and I shall tell you how to enter and leave through my kingdom.

 

[graydoom]

"Very well. But I warn you... don't try any tricks."

Kalath carefully hands the statue to Griswold.

 

[Wicht]

He takes the statue from Kalath and smiles. Then rising to his feet with a grace that belies his age he leads Kalath to the door of the room.

"Follow me," he says, "and I will show you the way to the surface.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath follows him.

 

[Wicht]

The door from the sitting room is on the east wall. (The secret door was on the south wall.)

Opening the door leads to a long hall running north and south with doors along it, one of them straight across from the door that Kalath has just been led through.

The wolf pads out behind Kalath and the man leads Kalath north to an intersection. They turn to the right and follow the hall to it's end at another north-south hall. A door stands before them at this point.

"This goes up to the ogres," says Kalath's guide, "At the north end of this hall is another door that leads up to the cemetery."

 

[graydoom]

Kalath smiles. "Thank you for the assistance. I assume there will be nothing to impede my future usage of these passages?"

 

[Wicht]

As long as you don't bother my people, I will give them word not to bother you."