Shelna was ready to ascend, yet stopped at the sound of a familiar voice.<br/><br/>"Wait. Tora, do you hear that?"<br/><br/><em>"Tora!"<br/><br/>Shelna!"</em><br/><br/>In spite of the pyramid's previous puzzles and the presence of a demon, the monk was certain as to the voice's origin. She rushed back to the three-way corridor (outside one west of Room 9) to reunite with Catherine and her tiger pet.<br/><br/>"Hey there Cat," Shelna said. "Since you're inside, I take it our entry didn't lock us in."<br/><br/>This last part was accompanied by a weak laugh.<br/><br/>"Anyways, yeah, let's...make some room between here and this passage. Tora and I will fill you in..."<br/><br/>By the time they were up to the hallway in the third floor, only then did she feel safe enough to continue.<br/><br/>"True to form, this pyramid is indeed heavily-defended, as Tora here can attest. Unfortunately, we're not alone. We err, met a demon, back down on the second floor; he was surprisingly chatty, and offered us a bargain to transport his blood out of here in exchange for disarming the remaining traps, but yeah...we didn't take up the offer."<br/><br/>Shelna shuffled about nervously, her eyes darting at corners for eavesdroppers.<br/><br/>"Well, did you and Hobbestet find out anything?"