"I will deliver him your<em>head!</em>Take him, you fools!" yelled Pearl, drawing the attention of the people in the outer temple, who had been bent to their knees in respect until a moment ago. Now they were looking at the emissary of their god, embarrassed and furious. Two sword swings fell harmlessly into the air behind Talion as he slipped out. The last glimpse he had of Pearl was the fury giving way to shock at what had just happened.<br/><br/>However, someone had had enough wits to slam the door shut, barring the obvious way out, other than the windows high above that channelled aesthetically pleasing sunlight into the temple.<br/><br/><em>OOC: Both attacks miss (totals of 12 and 10).</em>