"Suck it up... it's going to get a lot worse in a minute," the woman said mockingly as the glow grew stronger. For a woman of her size and slender figure, she was enormously strong; Harper couldn't resist her even if she tried. The woman stepped up to a door that was fiercely outlined by that orange glow. "Here we are, child... it's time for the fun."<br/><br/>She opened the door, and the source of the bright light became apparent; the room was of plain stone, with a ceiling about fifteen feet from the ground. The room was bare, except for the glowing orange runes that covered the walls, floor, and ceiling. But she probably wouldn't notice all that just yet; rather, her attention would be directed to the massive creature sitting on an equally massive chair against the back wall of the room.<br/><br/>The thing stood a full ten feet tall, at least; probably closer to eleven or twelve, covered in bulky muscle. Folded against the red flesh of it's back were a pair of great, bat-like wings. It's mouth stretched into a wide grin between the ivory horns surrounding it's head as the door opened. Two metal plates rested on it's shoulders, decorated with a skull motif; chains crossed from each one to a similar medallion on it's chest. From the waist down, it's -- or rather<em>his</em>, as she could see -- vague similarities to a human ended. He possessed the legs of a goat, covered in bristly, dark hair, and the long, sickly green tail of a serpent.<br/><br/><em>Well well well...</em>a terrible voice echoed in Harper's head,<em>if it isn't another member of the Carving clan! You look so much like that wretch's daughter.</em><br/><br/>He stood to his full height as the woman dragged Harper the rest of the way in, tossing her forward and closing the door behind them.