She took one step further in the rubble before stopping with an audible sigh. The rain was crawling to a halt and by this time seemed only a light drizzle. She pulled down her hood and stared up at the beast woman, her face twisted in contemplation. 

[color=darkseagreen]"Well ... it all started on a sunny aftertoon in the town of Waeldeshore ..."[/color], her words dripped with sarcasm and a smirk tugged at the edge of her lips. But for only just a moment. [color=darkseagreen]"What is it that you're looking for? What do you want me to say? Do you want me to tell you how many years ago we had acquired that very stone for your dear hostess."[/color], she pointed to the prize Ajax held onto proudly.[color=darkseagreen]"And how it corrupted her, and turned her soul green with envy, black with greed and a bottomless appetite to feed. She had sent me to find the third and final key. It started out as a wild goose chase. But I found it alright. And when I returned to share my findings, she nearly cut me in two. So when I refused any additional information, I was a guest in her dungeons for days ... until I was able to escape of course. I seek to destroy the damn things, but it turns out, it is not as easy as one might think. And when the wench decides to gather a group to take back what I had stolen, well, apparently I'm supposed to just sit back and let you come and kill me."[/color]

She turned once more, returning to her search for the artifact. [color=darkseagreen]"I do hope that is a sufficient explanation, if not, I'm not sure what else to tell you. The demons do exist, and they are certainly a nasty bunch. But the theory is that if we are able to destroy the stones, it will eliminate any passage between realms. So once we eliminate the demons, there is no coming back."[/color], she continued to ramble on while sifting through the ruins. [color=darkseagreen]"But when"[/color] she grunted, the color draining from her as she used whatever strength she had left to lift the stones in her way, [color=darkseagreen]"does anything go as planned"[/color]

She glanced up, her eyes resting on the beast woman for a moment, noting any reaction, then turned to Ajax. [color=darkseagreen]"Hey handsome, you mind helping me with this? It seems my friend dropped his amulet on his way out. I would like very much to give it back to him, but I can't seem to get it with all of this in my way."[/color] She leaned on a nearby boulder, exhausted, she claimed defeat in the battle against the immovable object.

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