Chess had been right, it seemed; wizards, sorcerers, bards and their magics...what would they be without?  The priestess dispelled it, but Chess didn't immediately remove her hand from her mouth.<br/><br/>"Keep an eye on her, if she shows a magical aura again, counterspell it immediately." she said, and then and only then did she remove her hand from her mouth, if only so she could stand and drag the woman to her feet "Now, if another one of you would be willing to cast a lie-detecting spell, we can solve this little dilemma without any bloodshed or violence whatsoever."<br/><br/>Now on her feet, Chess held the assassin firmly, tightly... and she'd be<em>damned</em>if she let her get away now.  Luckily, Chess knew that she could outrun most anybody she knew, even without magically-enhanced boots or whatnot, so she wasn't too worried.  Leaning in close to the woman's ear, she stated one last time.<br/><br/>"One last chance: who sent you, and why were you trying to kill me?"