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Upon hearing her offer be accepted — and the lock of her door be turned thereafter — Sshizna nodded, her tone more satisfied than relieved. [color=#C5AF3F]"Excellent." [/color]

What was less so was the woman's apology. There was hardly a need for one; it was just as Rory had said, she [i]would've[/i] been suspicious herself, were their roles reversed. And no Rule of Reciprocity would've lured [i]her [/i]into wasting her time on prisoners of any sort. 

Sshizna couldn't help but hiss at the onslaught that assaulted her senses as the door finally flung open, releasing her back into the world. Through her rapid blinks, she could see a redheaded half-elf — her so-called saviour — and her companions. Another half-elf, though this one a man and quite clearly the one who's prattling she had already tired of. A little further away was a human with the greenest eyes she'd ever seen — talking to a plant.

... Perhaps Rory, rusty as she [i]clearly [/i]was with fey etiquette, wasn't the [i]worst [/i]candidate for a discussion, after all.

[color=#C5AF3F]"Yesss, well, I'm quite curiousss asss to your ssstrengthsss,"[/color] Sshizna replied as she stepped aside to allow the other entry.[color=#C5AF3F] "Have you and yoursss come to ssslay the hag, perchance?"[/color]

She didn't even try to hide the scrutiny in her gaze as she looked the group up and down, already quite sure of the answer — or at least, the outcome.

[color=#C5AF3F]"Do not touch thossse bagsss there, and whatever you do, I would advissse againssst sssmelling that concoction,"[/color] she gestured at her scattered things in one corner, then waved her hand dismissively at the rest of the room and its contents. [color=#C5AF3F]"Do what you will with the ressst of the junk."[/color] Then, as if just remembering, she added: [color=#C5AF3F]"Ah, and leave the lornling. I'm not yet finissshed with it."[/color]
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