<a class="link link--external" href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbeg6x37lr1rdy3s5o1_500.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Lea</a>went quickly but silently up the ladder. There really wasn't a good way to enter without being at a serious disadvantage to anyone that might be in the room above.  She lifted the door slowly, just enough to peer about and see if anyone or anything was there to ambush them.  She didn't see anything but she was blind to the hinge side and would just have to hope that the rest was clear.  She signaled below that she was going up and into the next room.  Holding the door open with one hand she climbed up into the room with the other.  She sat on the edge of the opening and peered over the top of the door to her blind side.  There the toothy grin of a predator greeted her and she felt her heart race with a burst of adrenaline.<br/><br/>Her eyes went wide as she called a warning to her friends below.  She could see the ball of magical energy forming in his hand.  She inched her bottom of the edge and prepared to drop back down, hoping her friends would catch her.  At the very last moment though she saw the ball of magical energy disappear and a friendly voice greet her.  It seemed very strange to have such a friendly greeting come from such a intimidating face.<br/><br/>With the threat of a magical attack passed, she looked down the rest of his body.  He wasn't particularly well armed so as long as he didn't start slinging spells she felt reasonably safe.<b>"Hello yourself!"</b>her own ready smile meeting his own though not quite as toothy.  She wiggled her bottom back up onto the ledge<b>"How about giving a girl a hand?"</b>She asked him, as much to keep his hands too busy for casting as her actually needing any help.  Calling back down she said<b>"I think its ok, he looks mostly harmless."</b>Her grin twisting a bit at her comment, hoping she was correct in her assessment.