<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ab/Slave_Kendal_200x400.jpg)<br/>Kendal Mayim (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=297512.msg14565168#msg14565168)<br/>Half-elf Sorcerer 3<br/></div></div>Kendal had to bite her tongue to keep herself from calling out after the wood elf.<em>Of all the stupid...</em>The sorceress was by now more or less convinced that their escape attempt had failed. They'd managed to back themselves into a dead end and, the barbarian's attempt to force the bars nonwithstanding, it really didn't look as though they'd be able to progress any further. The only other option was to risk the guarded route and, that didn't feel particularly feasible.<br/><br/>The smuggler didn't really relish the idea of being beaten unconscious and had little doubt that the slavers were able to throw far more bodies at the small party than they'd be able to handle. But it was even more important now that they worked together, and Kendal was determined not to be seen as untrustworthy or unreliable. The other prisoners had abilities she lacked, so it was important that they also recognised how indispensable the half-elf actually was.<br/><br/>So, as though eager to help, the sorceress began to drag the nearest torture device toward the entrance. Kendal winced a little at the noise when the heavy furniture scrapped across the floor, but she hoped the nearest guards weren't within earshot.<br/><br/>"I'll try to leave an opening for as long as possible," she suggested, moving onto the wooden dragon, "But I have to close the gap eventually."<br/><br/>As she paused to explain her thinking, Kendal began to surreptitiously conceal some of the spell components she'd managed to forage about her person. Given her lack of attire, this meant using her knowledge of sleight of hand to find some intimate hiding places. She did keep hold of the iron bar, however. Both because she was struggling to think of anywhere it might fit comfortably and because she would need to at least make a show of trying to halt their assailants when everything went south.