It<em>was</em>gone!  Kass could see it too, obviously.  But she didn't grin just yet as she set herself to flight, took hold of Aria... and prayed this would work, because if not the two of them were getting a firsthand encounter with the prismatic sphere.  Much to her luck, after muttering the words of arcane power, Kass saw nothing  but flashing magical light... and a female statue that she too could see had a backpack of magical aptitude... perhaps one like her own that held items far larger than it's size!  That would also explain how the statue could be transported easily and stolen just as much so; somebody managed to fit in in one of these magical spaces!<br/><br/>...at least, that's what she was hoping.  Once Aria had the pack, Kass took hold of her and muttering the same spell as before teleported out of the prismatic sphere back into the main room where they were moments prior.  Sighing, quite loudly and exasperatedly, she turned to Aria.  This was all becoming rather draining, in all honesty... she just wanted to find the statue and be over it.<br/><br/>"Okay, so... check and see what is in the pack; I suspect it's a magical bag like my own, which means, maybe... maybe the statue is in there.  I honestly don't know if it is, but at this point I'm willing to assume anything considering the last one slapped me with it's stone cock." Kass muttered, a bit bitter about the last part especially "Are missions like this<em>always</em>so annoying, Aria?"<br/><br/>Obviously, she used another DD