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Date Posted: 11:49:36 12/10/01 Mon
Author: Isobel
Subject: A pause for reflection
In reply to: Ravin 's message, "A new, painful challenge" on 10:02:50 12/10/01 Mon

As the griffin statue spit out three perfect pearls, Isobel began swearing under her breath. The others looked at her, startled.

"Why did we not take at least some of those gems from the last room?" she said, shaking her head. "Ay, our minds must have been addled." She heard Ravin's stomach rumble. "I still have some bread in my pack if you become too weak with hunger to go on," she said with a grin as they made their way to the next room.

They found themselves face to face with mirror images. No, not just images... they were mirrors. Isobel drew her sword. Obviously Muerte would do little good against a mirror... she would have to smash it with her sword, if the things were hostile. Indeed, they appeared to be bent on harming them, for the one in front of Ravin sliced his cheek!

As one of the creatures drew near her, she swung her sword horizontally, smashing it into the side of the mirror. She screamed in pain as her own side began to bleed. "Puta! You will die for that!" And she stabbed at the mirror creature's arm. Again she felt a sharp pain and her arm was bleeding. She swore loudly and backed away from the thing. How can I attack it if I only injure myself? she wondered, looking around wildly.

Ravin provided the answer as he flung one of the tapestries from the wall over his mirror and smashed it. He shouted to her and Erlic telling them what to do. Isobel dashed to a tapestry and yanked it off the wall, turning to fling it on the mirror monster just as it closed with her again. It was too close for her to swing her sword, so she rammed the hilt into the front of the tapestry and laughed in satisfaction as the thing shattered.

She sheathed her sword and looked down at the shards of glass beneath the tapestry, then back up at her compadres. She was breathing heavily and holding her side, which was seeping a good amount of blood. "These 'tests' are getting more more challenging, no?" She grinned.

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