Trapped!

Astra agreed that this was a good idea, but when they reached the door that led outside from the entrance lobby they found that it was as if there was an invisible barrier preventing them from leaving. "Pronkelzilch evidently wasn't taking any chances," she observed. "I suppose we should try the other possible exits, but I don't suppose it will do any good."

1. Nor did it.
2. In blocking possible exits, it evidently hadn't occurred to the mage that they might be sufficiently daring to try to escape from a top floor window. (He did not know that they still retained much of their original personalities.)
3. In blocking possible exits, it evidently hadn't occurred to the mage that they might try to climb up a chimney.
4. But before they could try, they had a visitor.

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