<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/mS9LJvl.png)</div>"I don't know, I hope Shalelu's safe... but that would mean someone else is in danger!" Ameiko bopped Yazhu's head. "Yes I heard the voice in my head too. Use your head, we're in a castle full of man-eating monsters! Of course we can't trust anybody besides ourselves! That doesn't mean we can't listen to what she has to say though..."<br/><br/>The telepathic voice remained silent afterwards.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>They found their way to the library, which was in a remote section of the castle, and up another flight of stairs in a tower.<br/><br/>The walls of the library were lined with bookshelves, although the majority of the books laid in disorganized piles on the floor. A large nest of grass, branches, and strips of cloth was tucked in the northeastern corner of the room, while a wooden door in the wall to the northwest opened to a balcony overlooking the cliffs beneath the castle.<br/><br/>The telepathic speaker turned out to be a harpy who was ironically mute. Through a series of gestures at her throat and her head she conveyed her attempt to speak with Yazhu and Ameiko telepathically - she needed to physically touch them to continue the conversation after her initial invitation.<br/><br/>Assuming that Yazhu eventually agreed, she placed a taloned hand on Yazhu's and Ameiko's shoulders each.<em>"My name is Zaiobe. You're not here just to return Kikonu's ring, are you? Our goals are not necessarily opposed. Kikonu and I were friends... with benefits, and he thinks he can get back in my good graces after stealing my voice. I want you to lure him into an ambush and we will defeat him together. Any treasures on his person and in this castle you may have for all I care - all I want in return is his life. Do we have a deal?"</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 19 Knowledge (religion)</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ameiko whispered to Yazhu in Tien, "The muteness and telepathy... sounds like an oracle's curse to me, actually, instead of voice stealing or whatever she claims!"</div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 16 Sense Motive</div><div class="spoiler_body">Yazhu sensed that the harpy's hatred for Kikonu was sincere - but her promised generosity with the treasure afterwards, perhaps not so much.</div></div>