Sticking it Out

"Listen, ladies", he said. "The guards will be here any moment. The spell will take time to prepare. We will get interrupted, and caught, and killed. That is a very strong possibility. Despite the fact I am a Necromancer, I have no desire to die at this time. Suck it up, stick it out, and I will put you both right as soon as it is safe."

"Fine," said Astra/Exotica, as Exotica/Astra continued to mutter under her breath about being the one chained up.

"Go clean up dungeon room B," said Belboz to Astra. "A prisoner threw up in there, and part of Exotica's job is to clean up." Exotica laughed, now that was a part of the job she would rather be chained up than do.

Repulsed, Astra went to get cleaning supplies while Belboz went to hide the crown.

1. Belboz hides the crown just in time, as guards show up to search the dungeons.
2. Belboz is in the process of hiding the crown when he hears the guards entering the dungeons. He puts it behind a stack of tomes, covers it with some of them, and then throws a filthy cloak over all that. He then goes to greet the guards.
3. Meanwhile, Astra cleans up the dungeon, trying to hold down her nausea.
4. Meanwhile, Exotica is all chained up with nothing to do...
5. The Dark Ones insist that Reaibn go to the dungeons himself. Half-drunk and suffering from exhaustion, he heads down.
6. Meanwhile, Fred wakes up, his mind slightly more lucid...

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