<strong>Dexter</strong><br/><br/>The halfling took out a dagger to pry open the hatch at Dexter's suggestion but Dirae extended a hand out to stop her, evidently the only one who didn't take him literally.<br/><br/>"You know we're only here to take a peek." Dirae said to the archivist after a few minutes of waiting, "If there really is a whole city down here, I think it'll take more than one kid and a few pirates to check it all out."<br/><br/>They passed the time with some small talk, though it seemed the pirates weren't very interested in what was below. At least not in the way that Dexter was. Some of them talked about uncovering treasure or their payment for actually succeding. They really didn't expect to find anything all the way out here.<br/><br/>When the archivist cast Knock, the runes around the hatch grew faint, instead the light emphasized an array of runes arranged in a circle surrounding the portal which was previously not illuminated. One rune began to glow, and then another... a third flashed for a second, before the rune right next to it flashed, and then the one after that. With Dexter's reading spell still active, he knew he was looking at numbers in draconic. It was a timer, counting down from ten minutes to the exact moment when he cast Knock.<br/><br/>The previous owner of this tower expected, or maybe even wanted, another arcane visitor it seemed. The hatch opened slowly and the shallow water that had remained in the small open-air room flooded the place beneath, indicating that the tower's interior wasn't, and never had been, flooded while it remained underneath the sea.<br/><br/>Dirae peered into the open hatch. The room was well-lit... and it appeared to be a study. Unfortunate that there was a somewhat considerable puddle directly beneath the entrance, but she pointed out the ladder leading up to the hatch. "Come on, Dexter." She said, taking the lead and climbing down.<br/><br/><strong>Ivette</strong><br/><br/>Back in the Grand Lord's scrying room. "This is unfortunate." Idao said, standing in the middle of the room and looking upon the scrying mirrors at Ivette's preformance, "The human woman is more powerful than I anticipated."<br/><br/>Ewon was still on his knees, held hostage by the guards. Thankfully for his safety, he was being silent amongst his captors.<br/><br/>"Boggra's a... fickle beast, though." He said as the flames of her ray scorched the troll leader's chest dead-on as he was bringing up his arms to shield himself. The other sustained a similiar injury, howling in pain. Boggra slashed and swiped furiosly at another mirror image of Ivette's, disipating it. The other troll followed suite, this time guessing correctly and making contact with Ivette. He drew blood, his claws biting into her flesh and scant clothing as if they were made from the same fragile material. He lunged forward with a sharp maw upon the sorceress but she avoided suffering his bite.<br/><br/>"Perhaps this woman would be a better servant instead." Idao said, emotionlessly looking through the scrying mirrors.<br/><br/>Attack: 25, 19, 8<br/>Damage: 9, 9, Swish!<br/><br/>Troll 2: (Wounded)<br/>Boggra: (Almost Dead)<br/><br/><strong>Ellen</strong><br/><br/>The young half-celestial seemed surprised and intrigued at her revelation of motherhood, coming up from his stretch just as she uttered it, "I see." He decided not to press any further upon that subject.<br/><br/>"Isn't it?" He replied excitedly, nodding cheerily as he strolled past Ellen further down the hallway, "It's not every day you find a job like this. I mean, if they send me underground one more time, I swear I'd- Ooh, I don't know<em>what</em>I'd do!"<br/><br/>Turning back to Ellen, "So have you been in the games very long? I mean... You don't really seem like the type, you know?"<br/><br/>He paused, offering a smile as he scratched his forehead, "Bet you hear that alot, huh? Forget I said anything, then."