[i]Althalus[/i]

He cursed as the room began shaking again, and he heard the snort of the Nitemare charging again. [color=00aeef][i] Of course this happens, why would we ever get a single stupid break in this stupid place.[/i][/color] He complained to himself, hoping the group would hurry up and not try to be heroes. Of course, one of his own group decided to prove him wrong. Colette tried to make a fight against the Nitemare when speed was of the essence and stupid heroics were not. [color=00aeef]"Colette! We can kill it later, right now we need to stick together!"[/color] Annabeth, who actually had a physical presence, went to grab her. [color=00aeef]"Good enough!"[/color] Unable to grab anyone himself, he settled for urging others into the room. [color=00aeef]"Lets go lets go lets go. Annabeth and Colette can take care of themselves, and we don't want to end up like a great number of people have on this trip."[/color] When they didn't start moving fast enough for his liking, he turned to the only other person with physical presence for help. [color=00aeef]"Helena, start pushing them. I can't do anything."[/color]


[h3][u]Sansar, Yarosmere[/u][/h3]

"Oh yeah, just don't offend the madman whose fanatics despise most of what the College stands for. Easy!" Aramir replied. "All the while hoping that he doesn't assume that our friends, having not returned from their kidnapping, have gone on to the side of the rebels and tries to capture us to ensure that he has bargaining chips." She smiled in an overly chipper way. "Shouldn't be a problem at all!" She glanced idly around, as if to ensure that no one was listening. "So what's the plan if we have to suddenly run for our lives because we've some how offended the King?"

"And what are we going to tell the College? Aside from the fact that the entire nation has gone insane."


[h3][u]Unknown Location, Yarosmere[/u][/h3]

Sahra smiled softly, speaking as Mak rolled his eyes. "We have no other choice. If anything it will help you act like you didn't enjoy your time staying here. We'll drop you off close to the palace. I suggest you have a story about how you escaped ready for the guards, lest they try to arrest you for being rebel collaborators."

She turned her gaze to Mar. "While I doubt the madman will give you enough of a courtesy to actually go to an infirmary, we'll cover that eventuality as well. A psychomancy rune will be made and given to you, hiding all your non-human traits from examination. It'll only last a few hours, but that is all the time you'll need to get out of Yarosmere after the dinner. Trust me, you will not want to stay any longer than absolutely necessary in this Inferno-cursed country."

"To review, we're going to beat you so you're not considered traitors by the crown, ensure that any disguises you need are in place so you don't get revealed and killed, and be on hand if everything goes to an absolute disaster and you need to get out of the palace as fast as possible. Any questions or requests?"