(YBA) Sharlea goes it Alone V

The weapons are the same.

Sharlea finds nothing of value in the room and no keys. It appears to be a sort of guard station. The other door however is not locked and looks to be easily opened, even by those who are not giants.
 

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Sharlea will go open the door a little and peek through. If nothing appears immediatly threatening, she will dart through and shut the door quietly behind her...
 

Peeking through the door reveals a well lit street of all things. Sharlea can see a large number of people going to and fro on the street. She can also see a number of wooden buildings across from her, it looks like there is at least one bar and a weapon's shop across the street.

The people are comprised of humans, orcs, goblins, and others.

As Sharlea tries to take it all in through her thin viewing area, she is aware of at least three figures in red robes coming towards the door she is behind. Their faces are completely covered and they walk with a graceful but strange step.
 

Just how close to the door are these red-robed figures? Does she have time to get out of the door and get lost in the crowd before they get into the room and see the defeated giants? If so, she will try to do that. If not, then she will see if she can hide in the room until she has a better grasp of the situation. If the table is very big, she might be able to wedge herself under the table and up off the floor so she's not seen.
 

Under the table it is then.

Sharlea slips under the table and tries to hide herself as best as she can.

Two of the red robed entities enter the room and look around.

"What do you thinkss," hisses one of them to the other, "Back up the sstairss or outss into the sstreetss?"
 


Four more figures in red robes enter the room.

At about the same time there is noise from the room next to the one Sharlea is hiding in.

"Who are you?" snaps one of the figures in red.

"Fein and friends," says a male voice from the other rooms, "Newly arrived from Tusker Creek to fight in the arena by invitation. Here is the letter."

There is the sound of more movement. But Sharlea cannot make out what exactly is going on.

Finally, "Dids you passs anyone on the sstairss?"

"No, no one... though someone entered the imp's tomb a minute or so before we did."

"I sssee. Very welll, you may go but keep thiss quite if you know whatss good for you."

"What are we going to doo?"

"Posst two in here for the time. Ssearch the sstreet. Firsst the Bard and now thiss. Ssomething iss going on."

The figures in red robes sweep out of the room, all except for two of them, who slowly move about the room. The door closes.
 

Mentally sending a thankful prayer to St. Nikodemus for her not being detected yet, Sharlea trys to wait a little longer without being caught so that the other red robes will get far enough away so they can't hear the fight that is probably about to happen.

When the two remaining red robes are as far as possible from the door to the streets, Sharlea drops down out of hiding and rolls into the room towards the doors (so that she will hopefully be between the doors and the red robes).

Readying her arsenal, Sharlea smiles and says, "Looking for me boys?"
 

The two red-robed entities whirl and Sharlea can feel their unseen eyes glaring at her.

"Who are you?" one of them asks.

"Ssurrender!" cries the other, even as they both move to attack.


Palace Guards:
CR: 8
Hits: 10
Yen Factor: 1
Powers:
Toughness (x2)
Perfect Master of the Sly Snake
Master of the Invisible Lizard
Master of the Hidden City

Guard 1 attacks: The east wind ravages the foothills; fends off the speed of the horn!

Guard 2 attacks: The lizard blasts the temple; negates the edge of the flower!
 

Round: 1
Hits: 17/17
Chi: 8/8

Sharlea pretends to surrender as they approach her, before sucker punching the second guard as he gets too close...

At Guard #2: The southern cross sucker punches the grotto; dodges the gaze of the bird!
 

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