Night 59: Grand Ballroom

[lovecrafty]

> Rose: DescendRose bounded off the stairs and down onto the floor of the ballroom as soon as she could, alighting on the floor in what was, on its own, a graceful maneuver. As she jumped, the flames on her wands extinguished, and her sylladex reset itself to the auto-balance modus, ejecting everything in it. Her possessions rained down on her

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[lovecrafty]

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The large hall was still desolate, save for the untuned splashing of the fountains. "There," she said, a tiny flame spitting from her candlewands towards the opposite door. It made it no more than a few feet before guttering out, but the intent was unambiguous.

"If we are to find a second artifact, we should begin with that door."

[avengingfists]

Ilia allowed Rose a short moment to admire her prize and for the kids to express encouragement in their own way. There had still been another door behind them, but if what Rose postulated was true then there was no reason to not return to the ballroom for a time. If they had to come back then they would come back.

And the doors were indeed unlocked. Rose had really taken the lead of their little group, but Ilia had confidence the girl's instincts were not wrong. She nodded. "Then let's go."

She led the group through the door Rose had indicated, and this time fully expected the door to lock behind them.

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