[h2][center][b][color=ed1c24]Novak[/color][/b][/center][/h2]
Novak wasn't sure what that thing was in the lit room, but he knew it wasn't Leannah.  Being unsure how dangerous it was, he opted to avoid confronting it for the time being, moving back away from the light emanating from the altar room.  There wasn't much else he could do in the laboratory, not unless he wanted to risk drawing that thing's attention.  If he were to try and remove the barricade that held the other door shut, that thing would likely hear the ruckus of heavy furniture being moved.  Thus it seemed like the best option was to backtrack to the tar room and see if the others had made it down here.  Novak put his sword away and quietly made his way out of the laboratory.

The skull- or whatever was inside the skull- didn't give him any trouble as he made his way back the way he came.  He had a bit to think about from what he had seen.  The diagrams and illustrations on one of those texts suggested that the laboratory was used to create some sort of ooze or slime.  That'd explain the pool of tar-like substance at the bottom of the pit, and the slime-like creatures, he thought.  Most worryingly was the fact that the diagram depicted what looked like a human heart as an ingredient.  Just what had been going on in this temple?  And why does it look like it was hastily abandoned?

[color=ed1c24][i]Well, not entirely abandoned.  Something's still down here.[/i][/color]

Novak turned around the corner to see Lazhira and Narkissa in the tar room.  He could not hear what they were conversing about at this distance, but he did notice the rope sticking out of the opening in the ceiling, which meant they now had a way back up and out of here.  He didn't need to worry about startling them, with the light cast by the glowing crystal chunk he carried, he was probably seen coming even before he turned the corner.

[color=ed1c24]"It's good to see you two here.  Just as I got down here, Leannah went into a room on the left and and it shut behind her.  I couldn't find any way to open it from this side, so I've been exploring this level.  What happened up there?  Are those slime things gone?"[/color]

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