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The four literally ran into a running maiden. She was redhaired, young and
cute. She bounced off Astra and yelped. "Hold!" said Fred. "We mean you no harm." "I see, I see." said the lady. She held a green blanket tighter around her body. "Did you hear? The dragon's dead! Dead!". Her naked feet stamped a little in her excitement. "Yes, I killed it." "Oh, praise the creator. May I join your party to be safe from the legions now roaming the halls?" "Sure. My name is Fred. This lady is Astra. And here is Velus and this prisoner is called Cederik." "I am Nixy. I know how to pick locks. We should really get out of here. A lot of weirdos know about the gold. Follow me." Nixy led the group to a small walkway far above some lava pits. "Just at the end is a small door leading outside. Several of the servants use it for a cigar break. The dragon's magic doesn't allow them to get too far, but since he's dead." Velus hung back, keeping an eye on Cederik (though he really wanted to keep an eye on Nixy). He didn't trust the goober at all though it was hard to tell why. True to her word, the door Nixy opened led outside. Everyone hurried through. Ten seconds later the lava pits erupted. Fortunately the ground held. Fred lead the group down the side of the mountain and back down the road to the castle. A day's walk at least but fortunately an hour's walk led them to an inn.
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