"Sure," Aria nodded, while kneeling down so less of her was visible from the square below, her face concerned as she assessed the bound man and scanned the soldiers and crowd. "I know not it's name, but maybe if we say 'shield at the temple of Ares', they'll know, or at least know to tell those at the temple, who would know. Although I suggest yelling it as a<em>warning</em>that<em>others</em>are coming for it before dawn, not a<em>threat</em>that<em>we</em>are...as then we'd<em>really</em>be in trouble if we don't make a clean escape, the real thieves might gain an advantage by not looking like us whom the Ares people would be keeping an eye out for, and I would still like to intercept the thieves at the temple ourselves. Even if we knew the Ares clergy could hold them off, our intercepting them may help us get to the bottom of the ransom plot or ensure they can't still go off and demolish Arabe. If we're lucky the Ares clergy won't think we are 'mages', nor recognize us as the pair who swiped this guy. Hmm, if you have invisibility magic, we might use that, and I could fly you down or the bound guy up if you don't wish to use a dimension-door spell. If I get grabbed by guys I can start blinking, like with the bronze serpent when it bit me. Also, by the way, I can reliably use the teleportation staff, but might have to fiddle awhile to successfully use a scroll. Also bear in mind that the guy must be willing to be teleported, and so while I'm sure he'd love to be anywhere besides where he is now, whomever uses the staff or scroll will need to quickly let him know what they're doing and convince him."<br/><br/>A member of the crowd at the far end of the square, who had been looking up at the bound man and from that angle had Kass and Aria's roof in his vision from behind it, had noticed them and eagerly whispered and pointed to those near him. After a moment several soldiers overheard and turned about, shouting in low voices; then the black-bearded priest who had not been speaking turned, and interrupted the orating one with a shout.<br/><br/>"Ho! Have we up there two mere painted trollops peering down to espy their next clients, soldiers with lusts burned bright by firelight, or has the warlock in our midst summoned two more witches of his circle!"<br/><br/><br/><br/>In case it matters, the square is 85'x85', with two 20' wide streets feeding it at each corner. The central 45'x45' in between the intersections of these streets, where all the soldiers are, is pictured below. Kass and Aria are on a rooftop at the northwest corner of the square.<br/><br/>B = bound youth<br/>C = centaur<br/>M = minotaur<br/>p = platform<br/>P = Hades priest<br/>S = human soldier<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><br/>  S . S . S . S <br/>S . . . . M M . S<br/>. C C . . M M . .<br/>S C C p p p . . S<br/>. . . P B P . . .<br/>S . . p p p C C S<br/>. . M M . . C C .<br/>S . M M . . . . S<br/>. S . S . S . S</span>