Bryn lifts her eyes to the obelisk and begins searching the runes for patterns and recognizable characters, then suddenly gasps in surprise and arches her back-- she tries to cover the lower half of her face with the back of her sword-hand, turning away and unconsciously arching her back, her hips twisting slightly with an unexpected and unknown need.  "Iiii... I'm afflicted..."  she breathes heavily, starts stepping back.  "Something's wrong... I think... it's the tower."  She maintains control of her weapon and shield and pants through gritted teeth as she fights to keep her eyes open.  She starts backing away from the tower, fully aware of how dangerous it is to be afflicted as such, but keeping her wits so as not to bolt outright and risk becoming lost.<br/><br/>Move to E10.