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Date Posted: 12:15:49 12/17/01 Mon
Author: Barry and Isobel
Subject: Something isn't right...
In reply to: Marz and Ravin 's message, "On with the show" on 10:13:20 12/17/01 Mon

Barry had never been so glad to see an addle-cove in all his lives. He grinned as Corum scared off the giant basher and the chit with Yorik, waving the skull around and... hey! Were Yorik's eyes glowing? Barry stared.

When Corum released him he flew quickly out of the cage, leaving a huge tarantula for the snake. "Have fun, buddy. I'll miss ya. Don't forget to write," he babbled as he floated out of the damn cave with Corum.

As they returned to the fire Barry noticed that everyone was staring at him. "Ehhh... she was into some way too kinky stuff for me," he announced.

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Isobel chuckled when the dagger Tristan had spun pointed to her. She did not think the dragon liked her very much. It would be interesting to see what he would try to do in a dark cave. Perhaps speak to her sternly about Marz?

"Save some for me," Rowan whispered, and she smiled a sultry smile at him. "I always have a little extra leftover," she chuckled, poking him playfully in the ribs with her finger. For a change she was enjoying herself tonight!

Before she was able to find out just what Tristan would do in that cave, Erlic and Tia returned with a dirty-looking fellow who had apparently been a prisoner in the cave. How odd...

When Erlic explained the situation, Isobel felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickling. Indeed, she also felt her skin tingling... magic residue? It felt stronger than that.... She turned to Rowan and said, "Pardon un momento, Rowan," and got up, heading for Erlic as the man gave orders for the morning.

Marz had other ideas. "Let's get back to the raking game. Issy and Tris are up next for a get together in a cave. Remember, you only get three minutes, so make the best of them, beautiful," he grinned at her. She waved her hand at him, "Three minutes," she said with a grin and snorted. But she had other things on her mind and she stepped close to Erlic.

She set her hand on his arm to get his attention and pulled him aside, whispering "Frio... the man, he reeks of magic... look!" She held out her arm so he could see the goosebumps. "It is always the sign," she explained. Then she frowned and her dark eyes peered around the campsite. She continued in a low voice, "Can we be sure these people are as friendly as they seem? How can they not have known there was this... man held prisoner in their own caves? It seems too much to me to believe that they know nothing of a dungeon secreted in their own living quarters! Perhaps it would be best if we did not spend the night here, no?"

She had begun to get a bad feeling about this place. Between the old man and his Tests of Enlightenment, the woman locking Barry in a cage (though perhaps he had simply offended her in some way. He was certainly crass enough), and now this secret dungeon of assassins with missing princes held prisoner, she found all this too much to believe that these people were completely oblivious to what was going on.

She looked at Erlic. "I do not believe we are safe here now," she told him flatly.

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Barry was still all put out about being locked up when Erlic and Tia reappeared with a scruffy-looking berk who was nearly naked. "Eh... what did they do in their cave?" he wondered aloud.

Suddenly he felt strange... the former prisoner looked at him and he felt as if someone had just slammed him between the eyes with a sledgehammer. Barry gasped slightly and began to shake. "H-h-hey-y-y-y-y..." he stuttered. The feeling passed but it left him pretty dizzy and he floated over to Corum, weaving in the air.

"Hey, Chief... there's somethin' not right about that berk," he told Corum in a low voice. Then he looked over at Yorik. "You know what I'm talking about, don't ya big guy?" To his surprise he heard someone say, "Damn straight, kemosabe!" Barry nearly fell out of the air.

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