4. Footway Robbery - Waelass

[Zwiche]

[Imperial] - "Captain, this fiend simply will not die. We must move on and find the Lady."

[Dekaru]

Regardless of whether Finch understands Zwiche or not he was already thinking the same thing. Finch will move up with Zwiche to start moving forward into the next room while continuing his Ob-Lob shuffle against would be attacking demons.

[Imperial]-"It would appear things only get worse the further we go! Shall we continue this trend?!"

[Corenat Rovarnus]

Vala pokes at the remnants of the creature before proceeding to the next room.

[Xenoe]

Judy - [Imperial]: "We must take care of these barrels first, I will encase them in smoke matter."

She runs into the other room, shovels a cloud of smoke, and then starts attempting to create a solid chunk of smoke matter over the barrels."

[Zwiche]

Zwiche stands ready to protect Judy, guarding her as the crew makes their escape.

Imperial - "Lady, we must leave. We cannot tarry here for your magic to take hold. Perhaps we can find a new chokepoint further on, but for now, we have no time."

[Xenoe]

Judy - [Imperial]: "Are you sure you wish to continue this way? This seems to be no place to keep prisoners, and so continuing this way will have little value, we could try to break up and into the castle, I'm sure if the lady is still alive she'd be there."

[Zwiche]

Clearly frustrated, Zwiche struggles to maintain his composure.

[Imperial] - "My lady, in seconds these halls will be swarming with demons. If you wish to retreat back into that cage, I cannot stop you. I must press on. I would hope you would follow us, for behind lies only death."

[Xenoe]

Judy - [Imperial]: "Do ye reckon further down in is the way out? Perhaps it is another ambush, the enemy most likely knows this city better than us, so the the best way out is a way they wouldn't expect. Well if ye insist, best be on yer way then, I'll seal the tunnel back since I don't reckon ye'd be turning back."

Judy leaves back to the main room, uses the established superstructure to seal the way into the room with the barrels, and continues her efforts to break through the ceiling.

[Interovegas]

Judy splits from the party and returns to the furnace room. Nassur and Kina don't quite follow the meaning of every word exchanged between the giant and the enchantress but they follow Judy when the outcome becomes clear. Back in the furnace room Judy coughs painfully on the smoky fumes filling the air. She pushes through the physical pain and distractions to force out another structurally reinforced barrier sealing off the 2nd of 3 ways out.

Zwiche, Vala and Finch rush ahead further into the unknown. The fling open a door and look down a short corridor that appears to open into dimly lit chamber familiar to the furnace room. The cracking and breaking of wood scares bolsters their dread and sense of urgency. The group moves ahead at full speed with Zwiche at the fore. The new chamber is nearly identical to the furnace room save for exit options. There is only one dark bending passage on the opposite side of the room. Though there are extra mounds of coal stacked neatly in the corners of the place there are no living souls in sight.

[Xenoe]

Judy temporarily forces the smoke back into the furnace for a minute long breather, and then resumes her construction of the leveraged hammer contraption.

[Dekaru]

[Imperial]-“Further into the abyss we delve!”

(Ondelay!!!)

[Zwiche]

Zwiche continues pushing forth into the darkness, his silver sword held before him.