Rescue!|Aegestrom, Maelstrom

[adris]

Vortai saw Faith and didn't take more time then necessary to step back into the building and closer to everyone else. He still stayed further back to make sure he could hear first if someone was coming, staying silent so as not to blow any cover they might still have. He didn't like the idea of Acqua moving yet but also figured the inevitability of her having to do it.

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Acqua sighes in relief when she finally gets Flash's cell unlocked and steps in to work on his chains. These locks are of a lower quallity then the lock on the door and even with her pounding head, it doesn't take Acqua long to open them. She looks up at Talon. "Where's Alethia and Amaro?"

[Kender Bard]

Talon, trusting Vortai could keep an eye on things here, goes off to find Amaro. No sooner does he spot Alethia does he come back, reporting his find. His tone is grim; Amaro is in bad shape, but he's not going to tell them that.

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Acqua frowns at the grimness of Talon's tone, taking it as a sign that things are not well with her brother, and heads down to join her sister. "Oh Amaro," she breaths, her eyes bright with distress at seeing him in such a state.

"Don't you worry about me, kid," Amaro replies. "Let's just get..." A fit of harsh coughing cuts Amaro off and Acqua snarls a description of Mathew's family history that doesn't once include humans while she works on the lock. As soon as Amaro's free, she gives him a tight, but still gentle hug.

[Kender Bard]

Alethia joins the hug, and Talon watches on with sorrow.

"Let's get out of this hellish place," he growls. "Back down, underground. We'll make plans from there, where it's safe." He doesn't even shudder this time. All his thoughts are with Amaro at the moment, though he wishes desperately that the girls had their healing water right about now, or barring that, if he had the ability to levitate Amaro to make the journey swift. He sighs, and leads the way with Alethia offering Amaro as support.

[adris]

Vortai saw them all coming back he also has a pained look in his eyes as he saw Amaro. He did count his blessings that the man was still alive though. That thought alone was enough to keep him going. Seeing Alethia offer support to Amaro he wanted to take him from her, but remembered it was best if he stayed fighting fit.

"Luckily nobody has come. I'll run ahead, Amaro, thank the forces that you are still with us. Sir Calder, if I correctly remember your name, lets get you on the right side of the border."

Vortai loosened how tightly his chain was wound so he could use it at a moments notice. Going to as close as he could to the drain they came in using while still staying hidden he looked to see if thier actions have been detected yet.

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Amazingly, the bodies haven't been found, although a new guard, this one dressed in the uniform of a captian, is just walking up to the gate. Seeing no one there, he scowls and mutters, "Lazy slobs. Off drinking no doubt and with every spare guard needed at Dark Cloud. Well they'll regret it. Have to tell Lord Melissan about this." Still muttering he strides off towards the mansion.

Taking the opportunity, Acqua darts over to the sewers and, with Flash's help, gets the grate off. "Come on," she hisses to her family.

[Kender Bard]

"Right," Talon and Alethia murmur in unison, both of them trying to get to the sewers as fast as they can.

[adris]

Vortai ran over to the gate but waited for everyone to go in before him. If anything happened he was ready to lead away attackers at any moment. After everyone had entered he slid down into the sewers and closed the grate on top of them.

"all right, shall we head back towards the guild? If that guy was serious everyone is in that forced damned town. If we hurry this will be the easiest task that would normally give me a heart attack I have ever been through. We seem to have someone watching over us today in any case."

He was already calculating how far they had to go to make it back. Since things were dark in between grates he had to go by counting again, rather then relying on any landmarks that he remembered.

[Northen Light36]

"The guild sounds good," Acqua replies, scooping up Faith. "The sooner we're back in Talen'sul, the better."

"You won't get any arguements from me," Flash adds and the group begins the long trip back to Talen'sul.