(sorry I had to dash off, boys, dinner called. any idea where DemonessClare wants her char introduced? Be fun to see what she is...)<br/><br/>[With the Main party, off back to town! (Player Error=town name Unknown!)]<br/><br/>Sophie giggles as the party trots along, hefted up as Eric carried her towards... 'town?' oooooh, that sounded much more interesting than cave! though maybe not dungeon, but she knew dungeons were boooooring.<br/><br/>Then Salvador's comment piqued her interest. She started to listen much more carefully to the two men in front of her.<br/><br/>00000000000000<br/><br/>[LOCATION: UNKNOWN CAVE]<br/><br/>When Beta's system finally makes some progress in flushing out the Bug juice it picked up, (Okay, the pun made me smile.<img alt=":-D" src="./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" title="Very Happy"/>) she would regain full consciousness inside a cave... quick experimentation would reveal that she still couldn't move her arms or legs... she could barely turn her head.<br/><br/>Beta had been posed so she could see most of her location clearly... her arms were bound behind her, her hands VERY far away from any pockets... it seems she had been searched.<br/><br/>Before her though... was a small mound of riches. Gold, silver, and a few treasures dotted the place. Above that though, was a throne. A throne made out of waxen honeycombs, and there was a sweet, honey scent on the air.<br/><br/>On that throne sat the blonde Hornet Girl, Maiza. She was reading a book... one Beta would recognize... it was from her alchemist bag.<br/><br/>Suddenly there would be a blade at her throat.<br/><br/>"My queen, she is awake." Ah, it seems the good commander is here as well... and looking quite recovered, and just as chilly as the ice that wounded her.<br/><br/>"Excellent..." Maiza looks up with a smile. "I do hope you enjoyed the royal favor I bestowed upon you... normally, such is reserved for my lovers, or my most trusted servants."<br/><br/>She folds the book closed and sets it on her lap. "But I DO believe you may soon hold both noble titles, Doctor Beta. Please do excuse my mistake in calling you a spellcaster. I do not make many, but you, my dear, are far more than a mere spellcaster."