"Alright... lets go back."<br/><br/>Motioning for Lissu to follow, and lugging the heavy barrel back onto her shoulders, Maria winds her way back down the path and into the room where the unidentified man had attempted to trap the mage. From there, it's an easy thing to re-open the "secret" door, and lead the halfling back towards the empty room with the spiral staircase.<br/><br/>"I'm thinkin' we gotta go down there... but hold on."<br/><br/>With a grunt, the monk sets the oil down and at the top of the stairs and peaks over the edge of the staircase, trying to make out anything at the bottom of the spiral pit. She can't in good conscience just drop a flaming barrel over the edge... but it would be nice to know if she's going to have to have her guard up as soon as she hits that last step.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Perception down the stairs: 1d20+11=18</div></div>