Into the depths? [@Click This][@Crimson Paladin] [hr] The slime, if it was intelligent, did at least seem to go for the easiest meal possible - the meat on the end of Novak’s sword. The tendril would slowly lash out, wrapping the meat in its gooey grip before retracting the meat back inside. The body of the blob would shiver and bubble, its surface making a gurgling noise as the meat was presumably digested within. Clearly still violent, but it seemed as long as they kept their distance and maybe fed it, it wouldn’t immediately harm them. The smaller one inhabiting the skull seemed to peek out from its hiding spot, before becoming motionless again. “Hm...I think...i don’t think the big one is erm, intelligent?” Lazhira would reply with a measure of uncertainty. “But that smaller one seems to be somewhat. It looks like its...stuck? Or it can’t move for some reason...” The smaller one would attempt to move as far away from the others as it could. It definitely seemed scared of them. "...and is it just me or do I smell something burning?" The Roma Mob [@ERode][@Pyromania99] [hr] “...I do not think my deal with Augusta extends to her companions.” Rullphana replied with a tone of mild disinterest. “But if you’re curious - I agreed to instruct Augusta and I get to study this rather...extraordinary pup you have, as well as that seed of yours. I think it’s a fair deal. Instruction from one of the most powerful mages in the entire realm is an opportunity most would shall we say, kill for.” Rullphana chuckled, before turning her gaze to Raelzeth. “Sadly some don’t understand the weight of that.” “...Hey! Maybe if you actually taught me more I’d-” “I teach you exactly what you’re ready for, and until you can actually read the same amount of words as the time you spend getting up to no good, you won’t be ready for anything else.” Rullphana would turn her gaze towards Isidore once more. “As for a written agreement, well, yes, we have those. Typically reserved for merchants and those in power looking to do things.I really don’t think any of us want to go through that process, especially as I am the one typically settling disputes that arise from them...and we really wouldn’t want to bother the queen with this.” Raelzeth pouted slightly, but would soon set her sights on the pup. She would walk over to Octavia, and start accosting her with aggressive headpats. “Of course...not that I made a deal with you. This was entirely between me and Augusta. If you want something, then what exactly can you offer me, Isidore? I’m a busy woman.” A Traveler [@PaulHaynek] [hr] “Aha, making an Elder Beast more approachable is...quite the suggestion.” Enli chuckled with bemusement. “But yes, I do hope your search goes well. Dawn will always welcome you.” And so Nicholas would leave Enli’s house, heading for the cliff where the Obelisk was located - where he had first stepped into this new world that he was now a part of. It was a fairly easy trek, even with the setting sun casting long shadows - it’d probably be night by the time he returned, but that was also the perfect time for him to attempt using this ability of his. Soon he’d be at the base of the tall, black pillar. It loomed over him like some silent watcher, or guardian. Some sort of testament to some divine power. The quiet breeze from the sea met his nose, smelling of salt and brine. This was certainly the place, but how would he go about trying to make contact with this ‘Sage’ person? He didn’t have a Moonblossom...perhaps he could try praying? Or maybe there was something else? If perhaps, he was paying attention, he’d still see the two stars he saw last night flickering oddly brightly to the south, just over the mountains as night was beginning to set in. Send Feet Pics [@Cu Chulainn] “I doubt they’d be our ally.” Soyala replied, hefting her spear over her shoulder. “From our brief interaction...she’s here to make sure at least one of them makes it back alive, but if anyone could convince them, it’d be you...and Chagawa. Its Chagawa.” Soyala would reaffirm as she thought briefly about Malphas’ question. A secondary exit? “...there may be a few routes out, though I don’t know if they’d be possible to go through. I can take a few hunters with me and check if you’d prefer to stay here. It shouldn't be too difficult. We know what traps and other pitfalls to look for.” By now the other hunters had already made a fairly sizable bonfire at the bottom of the pit that led to the second floor of the temple. They had tossed a number of logs, branches, shrubbery - anything they could find that was burnable into it. The area below was starting to fill with thick, black smoke of burning wood and structure. The plan was working more or less as intended for now, it seemed.