Najirra brought his hands together and took on an apologetic tone. "This one is afraid that his daughters have gone to find another place to sleep for the night. This isn't the first time I've had to send them away." Najirra lifted a hand in the general direction of Fendros, Janius, and Ahnasha, "You might catch them if you run, but do try not to disturb other sleepers."

"I'll go and find them," Janius volunteered, turning and starting a jog out of the door.

None of the lieutenants shifted in their demeanour. She tension between them was almost tangible. Vera was the only one not radiating suspicion of her fellow lieutenants, but that was simply because she was hanging her head forward and trying not to keep crying.

Harriet looked over to Darahil, still wearing an angered frown. "If it was a poison, I'd say it would have been made up at the loft you and your scholars use, Darahil." She raised her head such that she was looking down her nose at him, "You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?" She said accusingly.

"We would do no such thing," Darahil growled, turning and glaring at Harriet.

It seemed that almost all three lieutenants were about to scream another argument at each other, but a set of vaporous green bolts sprung from Najirra's hand and paralysed the three. Najirra casually retrieved a pot from one of the crates and began to fill it full of water from a keg standing nearby. "I think I will make some sweet tea," he said in a jarringly joyous voice. His next move was to scoop a lump of tea leaves from a jar into the pot, and then warmed the pot in both hands with a magical glow. He smiled widely at all present. "This will calm everyone's nerves at such a difficult time as this."

Fendros peered warily at the statues of the lieutenants, frozen in mid point and inhaling to shout. There didn't seem to be any indication that they would be released for a while. This Najirra was evidently a powerful mage in his own right.

Light footsteps could be heard approaching from the corridor. Likely, Janius had found Vharei and Saraya already.