From: xenograg@aol.com (Xenograg)
Date: 10 Apr 1998 15:06:28 EDT
"Xeno, wake up," whispers Amaltea frantically. At that moment, Xenograg's disembodied spirit returns to the corridor.
"Put...out...light,...lady," speaks the remaining guard with hesistant translation. Xenograg can only guess that his party is not alone here. Amaltea puts out the light. Not having physical eyes, Xenograg is not blinded by the darkness; he can sense the spirits of his wife and the turkoman beside him. Turning, he seeks out the spirit of the other guardsman. Focusing his awareness forward, contact is made. Xenograg quickly flies down the
corridor to investigate the danger. Amaltea will have to wait a bit longer for his return.
It is the will o' the whisps that Xenograg notices immediately. They seem docile, and perhaps controlled. If so, a sorcerer of some sort is here somewhere. Xenograg may not be completely hidden from detection.
'I'll have to risk it,' is his unspoken decision. Before Xenograg can attempt to bypass the whisps, however, they retreat.
'They cannot have sensed me, and the sorcerer is not here yet,' turning his thoughts over in his head. 'Ahh, of course! They sensed Hugud, not me.' Sure of his conclusion, Xenograg follows the whisps. They will lead him to their master.
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From: xenograg@aol.com (Xenograg)
Date: 10 Apr 1998 19:33:30 EDT
Amaltea is crouched in the pitch black corridor, guarding her husband's inert body. All she can hear is her own heartbeat. It is racing.
"Amal?" comes a whisper.
"Xeno! You're back!" She cannot help but embrace him, relieved.
"Shhhhh!" is heard from the turkoman. Xenograg speaks three clipped words to him. The guardsman replies with a single word in a more-humble tone.
"You can relight the torch, love," Xenograg tells his wife. "We are not in danger."
"How do you know?"
"I have already investigated the intruders."
"What?! Why didn't you tell me?"
"I only just got back from doing so, love." Amaltea answers with an annoyed mumble while digging in her pocket for a match.
"Watch your eyes, Xeno," comes her warning. She strikes the match on the floor, and the little flame is blinding. The three adventurers spend more than a minute getting used to light again. Xenograg stands and moves down the corridor. Amaltea follows, the guard in his assigned place at the rear. After turning two corners the second turkoman comes into sight. He speaks in his own language and is answered by Xenograg. The guard stands and
removes the arrow from his bow. Xenograg turns his eyes further down the corridor, and raises his voice.
"Hello there! You can come forward. We mean you no harm." Amaltea trusts her husband implicitly but is still nervous about the situation. They wait for a reply.
Date: 10 Apr 1998 19:33:30 EDT
Amaltea is crouched in the pitch black corridor, guarding her husband's inert body. All she can hear is her own heartbeat. It is racing.
"Amal?" comes a whisper.
"Xeno! You're back!" She cannot help but embrace him, relieved.
"Shhhhh!" is heard from the turkoman. Xenograg speaks three clipped words to him. The guardsman replies with a single word in a more-humble tone.
"You can relight the torch, love," Xenograg tells his wife. "We are not in danger."
"How do you know?"
"I have already investigated the intruders."
"What?! Why didn't you tell me?"
"I only just got back from doing so, love." Amaltea answers with an annoyed mumble while digging in her pocket for a match.
"Watch your eyes, Xeno," comes her warning. She strikes the match on the floor, and the little flame is blinding. The three adventurers spend more than a minute getting used to light again. Xenograg stands and moves down the corridor. Amaltea follows, the guard in his assigned place at the rear. After turning two corners the second turkoman comes into sight. He speaks in his own language and is answered by Xenograg. The guard stands and
removes the arrow from his bow. Xenograg turns his eyes further down the corridor, and raises his voice.
"Hello there! You can come forward. We mean you no harm." Amaltea trusts her husband implicitly but is still nervous about the situation. They wait for a reply.