<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/XLyrwVt.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/fsSPCZo.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/ysRDHqW.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/rLQT4od.jpg)</div><br/>The blonde guardswoman seemed to be trying to ignore the taunting gestures of the drow before her.  The nearly invisible eyebots however were not as they zipped around, leaving the other two contestants to focus on the drow's sultry strip tease for a few moments.  When Zerxel asked if she might pass, the blonde grit her teeth slightly and gestured towards the doors on the far side of the small ante chamber.  The doors opened and the blonde woman gestured for Zerxel to enter, cautioning,<strong>"If you try anything...."</strong>Zerxel ignored the threat knowing that the guardwoman was not pleased she was being allowed past by her 'mistress.'<br/><br/>Zerxel entered the next room and found it an atrium of sorts.  The doors shutting behind her she looked around at the large open air chamber.  Three rooms broke off in each direction, and from what Zerxel could see, were filled with mounds of gleaming coins, suits of armor, priceless works of art, and most anything else she could imagine, all lit with a golden glow from large windows.  But Zerxel sensed that it was not these rooms she should be interested in but the main atrium in which she now stood.  She entered, noticing the circular mosaic on the floor and looking up to see a clear view of bright blue sky above.  There was no ceiling in the atrium and the sky above seemed to be light and refreshing.<br/><br/><strong>"So, contestant,"</strong>she heard that voice again.<strong>"Tell me what it is that you seek, what I may do for you, and what you have to offer for my services or my treasures."</strong><br/><br/>Zerxel looked around and saw no sign of the speaker and dared to say,<em>"and who am I speaking with?"</em><br/><br/><strong>"Ah... yes, how inconsiderate of me,"</strong>the voice said.  Then from the opening in the roof a gust of wind blew downwards, puckering zerxel's nipples tightly with their cool breeze.  It seemed to caress her body for a moment before a misty shape formed in front of her.  Vapor coalescing, a light fog, then a cloud, then taking more and more shape, color, defenition, until a woman floated above her.  Her skin as blue as the sky on a sunny day, her body bedecked with golden jewelry, including chains that connected to her pierced nipples.  The only garment she wore, covering her nethers, and only then just barely.  She floated insubstantially as her legs vanished into smoke from the knees down.  Only after she had materialized fully did she run long taloned hands along her body as if feeling her solid form for the moment, before looking at Zerxel and floating down to her level.<strong>"I am mistress Skie,"</strong>the creature that Zerxel recognized from her training as a jinn,<strong>"I trade for items of value as well as information, both given and received.  So tell me elf who lays with demons, why have you come and what do you seek from me?"</strong><br/><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">I had to make the images pretty small to fit them into this post, but as always you can click to enlarge.<br/><br/>Also this would maybe be a good time to review the OOC thread. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234676.msg11696794#msg11696794)  :)   hint hint.</div></div>