Orlando nodded to Benedict. "Yes, loathe as I am to say it. We can only do so much so many times before we have to accept our loss, but we are still fresh enough to put things off to the side so we can find her," he said, one hand keeping his fullblade shouldered and his other resting on his currently unused greathammer. For the most part, he and the others were being avoided, which left him with enough of a view of the surrounding area to know where to go. Gallenghast was infamous for how its streets and alleyways seemed to defy standard logic and exist in seemingly impossible dimensions.<br/><br/>When everyone had arrived, Orlando turned to them all and explained, "The easiest way to get into Graz'zt's estate, where I imagine Ariel is right now, is to make a truly impressive show at the Hollowfield Grounds. The place is a wide arena used for gladiatorial combat, and you most often fight to the death. Put on a spectacular show, and Graz'zt may offer you a personal audience, which would open the doors for us to get in all on our own. There are other ways we could infiltrate the place, but none of them are as low-risk. At least when you fight in the arena, you more or less have a fair chance at winning." He gave a bit of a sigh, steeling himself as he thought about how there wa no place in all The Abyss that<i>wasn't</i>high-risk, but it was the simplest way to get in, make a quick grab and then get out. It also had less of a chance of them dying from being assaulted by those who enforced Graz'zt's word; one could not call anything but that in Azzagrat a law, and even then, the prince was still only followed whenever those who would go against his demands thought they couldn't get away with disobedience.<br/><br/>"If anyone has another idea, I am more than willing to hear it."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>