The Rescue Of Lady Wotton

[sweariwontdie]

*depuppets* This is written in a prose style because otherwise I'm going to go insane. Nobody else has to do this.

*repuppets*

Begins right here. Right now.

Comments

[darkbroodings]

Sorry I'm late.

Your sister should be along later with Chauvelin, for the mean time, I would pry open the door. That imbecile isn't intelligent enough to use a booby trap; he didn't think we'd ever find the place.

[sweariwontdie]

*nods a little mechanically and goes back to the edge of the pit to get his crowbar, and on second thought, his sword*

*find a niche between the wall and the door and puts the bar into it*

*leans all his weight against it to open the door*

[aldhhdsh]

*switches her eye into low-light mode*

Shall we be about it, then?

[sweariwontdie]

Right.

*The door itself was only a few inches taller than Armand, and rough-hewn wood. When it fell away from the mouth of the tunnel, the door revealed a dank black void. The tunnel itself seemed to open up a bit wider and taller than the doorway.*

*goes in first, coz he feels he ought, sword held ready*

[scotty_tremaine]

*follows Armand into the tunnel, flashlight illuminating the rough dirt walls*

[visiblemystery]

*follows them, looking behind them warily from time to time*

. . . How likely is it that Chauvelin will show up, do you think?

[sweariwontdie]

*anxiously*

I've no idea, monsieur. He could be waiting in there for all I know.

[visiblemystery]

. . . Let's hope not. But we probably ought to assume as much. In this case, paranoia is only healthy.

[sweariwontdie]

From what Rochester said, it's not that likely but you never know.

If she's found him, I hope Maurgerite is careful.

[visiblemystery]

*nods*

We certainly don't need anyone else in danger.

[sweariwontdie]

I know what you mean.

*peers into the dark beyond the edge of the flashlight beam*

Victoria!!! Can you hear me?!?

[ladywotton]

*huddled in a corner of her room*

*blinks*

Armand?! *frantic* Oh! ARMAND!

[visiblemystery]

*!*

Victoria!

*to rescue party*

Well? Let's go!

[sweariwontdie]

*hears her faint cry*

Victoria!!! I'm here!!

*runs into the dark until he runs into the locked door of her room*

*kicks at door*

[ladywotton]

*stumbles weakly toward the door*

*faintly* Henry? Oh, Harry! Armand! *bursts into tears*

[scotty_tremaine]

*aims the flashlight at the door and helps Armand kick it in*