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Greyside: “No armour, no weapons.”
Tyto: “They didn’t even fight back.”
Kyaren: “Such pointless death.”
Tyto: “Killed without mercy.”
Kyaren: “This area looks like an office, only all the paperwork is gone.”
Tyto: “Piles of ash, looks like they were burning their papers.”
Greyside: “They thought... they were leaving.”
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Faraine: “My parents always forbid me gazing into gruesome scenes like this.”
Kyaren: “You don’t have look here Faraine.”
Tyto: “Like you said, you should not strain yourself.”
Greyside: “I agree, there is the blood trail, the black streaks it leads to the next room.”
Faraine: “Alright, we can press past this then.”
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Faraine: “A dead end?”
Tyto: “Secret door, there is always a secret door!”
Greyside: “It is possible.”
Kyaren: “Fresh water,high azralens concentration, give me a moment, I can refill here.”
Faraine: “This is the spot, any disagreements?”
Greyside: “No objections.”
Kyaren: “Makes sense to me.”
Tyto: gives a simple shrug.
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Faraine: “It was them; they were here.”
Faraine: “What are they, doing?”
Faraine: “How are they?”
Faraine: “Argh.”
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Faraine: “I can see him, he walked up the wall?”
Kyaren: “You need to stop.”
Faraine: “They are trying to hide something. A crevice.”
Greyside: “Don’t look at it anymore.”
Faraine: “There is an exit it is way at the top. ARGH”
Tyto: “Your eye!”
Faraine: “I am, bleeding?”
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Faraine: “This explains how they even, got into my grandmother’s bedroom.”
Faraine: “They can walk up walls!”
Tyto: “Alright, sure. Bandages time.”
Faraine: “They hid something up there; we have to get it!”
Faraine: “It is not that far up. One us can climb up!”
Kyaren: “They walked up that wall? Betting they used magic.”
Greyside: “Or magic boots.”
Kyaren: “You know of them.”
Faraine: flattened her lips, intrigued.
Tyto: “Of course, you would know about them.” he tigtens the bandages.
Faraine: “Ow, not so tight.”
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Greyside: “Princess, were they are using their hands to help move up the wall?”
Faraine: “No, no they had a bundle in their hands, as they walked up, like it was flat ground.”
Tyto: “Hold still Faraine.”
Greyside: “So not ankle snappers then.”
Kyaren: “Ankle... what?”
Greyside: “Most magical climbing boots let you use your feet like hands, to stick to surfaces.”
Kyaren: “A spell could make boots soles adhesive; the problem is weight distribution!”
Kyaren: “You could use the boots with hands for easy climbing!”
Kyaren: “If you tried to walk up a wall eventually the, AHH, ankle snappers.”
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Faraine: “Well, this pain is new.”
Tyto: “Greyside, I need more bandages.”
Greyside: “Take as much as you need.”
Tyto: “Could use some water.”
Kyaren: “My speciality. Is this from overusing your powers?”
Faraine: “No, at least ..I hope not.”
Faraine: “Last time I saw them, in my grandmother’s bedroom they made me pass out.”
Tyto: “I really think, we are at the limits of what is sane here.”
Faraine: “Just get the thing they hid up there! Then we can go!”
Greyside: “Ugh, fine, Tyto give me a boost.”
Tyto: “Why me? cos I am tallest right?”
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Kyaren: “Woah! Looks expensive.”
Tyto: “Why go to the effort to hide a book?”
Greyside: “It is a dense tome.”
Faraine: ..............
Tyto: “You are awfully quiet Faraine.”
Faraine: “This is, my grandmother’s personal journal.”
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Faraine: “Give me a moment, I need to adjust for my backpack.”
Tyto: “So it's heavier than it looks.”
Faraine: “Yes, in many ways.”
Kyaren: “Flaming Cowpats.” She utters the words with a pale face.
Tyto: “AH, now you are copying me by making up sayings now.”
Kyaren: “No, the scent.”
Lonzo: “Ain’t dis place full of surprises... EY GREYSIDE!”
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