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[color=salmon]Word Count: 459 (+1 exp)[/color]
[color=salmon][u]Level[/u]: [b]8[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 30/80
[b]Location:[/b] Edge of the Blue - The Maw[/color][/center]
'Dinner and a show,' as Nadia had put it, was a horrible experience. The Seekers could do nothing but watch from their spots beside the audience as that kid was closed in on. The kid that could have been anyone of them, if they'd remained separated. That he wasn't didn't make the scene any easier to watch. The little voice in the back of the Ace Cadet's head that demanded optimism told him [i]he might still be alive[/i], but he couldn't make himself say it aloud, not when he was surrounded by tears and rage. 

The Lady had the audacity to [i]taunt[/i] them after the display, and if that didn't just rile the group up. She and her monsters slid back into the darkness, daring the Seekers to go after her. The Cadet wanted to do it, show that woman that they weren't afraid of her, but that would just be putting himself right where she wanted them, just as the others had said. She seemed to want to put on a show for the people here, but that wasn't about to happen.

The group went to talking about their next steps. None realistically thought that rushing after the Lady was a good idea. The doors leading off from the room they were in seemed like the best option at the moment, as most of the discussion boiled down to one simple plan: [i]find something to help them take care of the Maw's mistress.[/i] Whether it was a secret weapon, or a secret weakness, they needed some kind of leg up.

The Cadet threw in his two cents, as between the four rooms he thought, [color=salmon]"Mirage is right, if that's really her chambers then we might find something useful in there."[/color]

The idea that she might have booby trapped the room came up, but that didn't worry him. He still thought that the Lady was underestimating them, so she wouldn't have any reason to rig her own office on the off chance of intruders. He could be wrong, but he was willing to take the chance. [color=salmon]"If she comes after us then we'll deal with her. We'll still be on her turf, but it'll be our terms."[/color]

Some turned their attention to the storeroom, which was fair. With their large group splitting up wouldn't normally be a problem - they'd done it often already and always came back together - but with the mastermind so close it felt all the more dangerous to be apart from one another... but that just meant they had to be fast.

[color=salmon]"C'mon, we'll ransack the place quick and see if there's anything useful,"[/color] he said, looking among the remaining group for any that would brave the "Lady's Chambers" as well.