"I'm sorry, miss." Drackson quickly replied, but while he seriously was sorry for hurting a lady, he didn't sound very sincere, his mind clouded by other matters. "As for the creature, let my men handle it. Nazhun requested me to escort you and the others to the tower immediately, and while I can't even start to imagine why he would require your assistance in the middle of the night, I do know it is very important. All I can tell you is that he forbid anyone else from entering."<br/><br/>As they arrived at the tower, Drackson retrieved a large key. None of the apprentices had ever seen the key in the possession of the guardsman, but it unmistakeably similar to Nazhun's own key to the heavy tower door, and the man showed it to fit, as he unlocked the door, and guided Zoe inside. She was barely inside, as Nazhun descended the spiral staircase that led up into the tower. The man seemed to look older and more tired than ever before. "Zoe, come with me!" the old man's voice rasped, as he noticed the apprentice. His hand gestured briefly, before he turned around and ascended the stairs, leaning on his quarterstaff.<br/><br/>[Nazhun takes Zoe up to the Wizard Tower (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=94373#msg4155921)]<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Mark wondered what the young woman was doing. He did tell her this was urgent, right? Why was she running forth and back. For a moment, he contemplated asking what she was doing, and if he could help, but he'd rather wanted to leave right now. That scream sounded a few roads ahead, but the longer they waited, the closer it could be.<br/><br/>"Please, miss Pierce! We got to go!" the soldier plead, when he heard her yell about her amethyst, but it seemed to no avail. He looked out of the front door, checking for any bad signs as he impatiently waited for the girl to stop whatever she was doing. When she finally admitted to be ready, he just jelled: "Ok, let's go!" before stepping out of the front door with the broken lock, and running towards the tower. While the young recruit didn't run at full speed, his eyes were focused on the shadows in the nearby alleys, not on the apprentice to check if she was keeping up.