Status: Nothing special.<br/>HP 70 of 72<br/>Spells remaining: 6 of 7 1st, 4 of 4 2nd<br/><hr/>The meaning of the runes made Rayne feel pretty good, though not actually warm.  One test down... maybe she was half-way through!  Or not ... she didn't know how many tests there might be.  But it was possible... after all, the drake could easily have caused her great difficulty.<br/><br/>Regardless, she had a certain spring in her step as she stepped onto the bridge, the walls spreading out and down as she entered this much larger, deeper chamber.  At the sound of stone on stone she spun, found her retreat blocked... but that was fine, she had no reason to turn back.  Her goal was ahead.  The floor would have been out of sight, had it not begun to glow with its own heat... falling would not be pleasant.  She watched her step a bit more carefully, not wanting to be surprised by any loose stones or deliberate traps.  She didn't go so far as to do an actual search with each step, not confident that the pathway would stay up forever....<br/><br/>Warming quickly, and pleasantly, she eyed the magic circle for a few seconds, then stepped into it semi-confidently.  turning and tapping her lip with one finger as she tried to work out the meaning of the symbols, and the verses.<br/><br/>She spoke aloud, her voice small in the cavern.  "To cast the key, hmm."  The 'hand' symbol was the most obvious clue, she thought... "Mage hand is probably that one.  Umm... it would probably be different spells... spells I have, or the test could be impossible.  Or maybe a range of spells with similar effects could work.  Lighting bolt over a flame - Spark could fit.  The open semi-circles could be a shield, or some sort of protection or detection covering one direction.  Hopefully Shield.  That other... umm... I don't know.  But maybe it won't matter, if I only need one."<br/><br/>"South at noon - obviously just South would be too easy.  Twice six is twelve..." Assuming forward to be North and noon, to begin, she turned right a half-circle, then again... facing her original direction again.  "Less three is nine..." she made a quarter-turn left, to face West.  "Look South at noon, hmm."  She turned her head left... "umm.. oh!  Not looking at the time, noon, but looking South at noon - South is noon!  So reading the clock.. umm..."  She pointed her arm forward.  "So forward is ... 3 o'clock.  Wait... that doesn't help.  But, if South is noon, I should have started facing South, and wound up pointing East.  So... the hand.  Mage hand!"<br/><br/>"I hope."  She faced South - not sure if that mattered, but just in case - then cast Mage Hand.<br/><br/><br/>OOC: I probably should have taken some rolls, but... it looks like it might be right.  Hubris!