Lucille raised her sword high as she strode into the tunnel, bright light bursting from the blade; The white illumination limned the edges of the passage into blurry smudges- Distantly, she could hear the<em>scurry, scurry, scurry</em>of little feet as...<br/><br/><em>Click</em><br/><br/>...Unfortunately for her, the paladiness hadn't put more points into Search. (Detecting traps<em>was</em>cross-class after all!) Her foot trod, and trod hard, on something that sank slightly, with a whirring mechanical noise- And abruptly, a soft cough.<br/><br/>"Ow!" the paladiness complained, staggering forward as two darts sank into her flesh, one at the wrist, one into her shoulder; She growled, more insulted than hurt, and wrenched them free- Then shuddered, a moment later, feeling a leaden<em>heaviness</em>sinking into her body, making her armor drag on her...<br/><br/>Her emerald eyes widened.<em>Strength damage.</em><br/><br/>Lucille fought to haul herself along, but it wasn't much use; Her gear was just too *heavy*, dragging her down, putting her over the limit- Finally, reluctantly, the paladiness tossed her shield aside, wincing at the solid metal crash...That was, after all, the only piece she could easily discard. Feeling growing trepidation fluttering in her stomach, she continued on, a decidedly leaden weight to her tread, struggling against the renewed weight...