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@noah-cochran

Ugh, annoying when that happens 🙁

Yep! You got it, that’s exactly what you should do! Also, you got Liorah perfect XD

@calidris

(*Just wondering, did Ferran ever introduce himself?*).

LOL, no he didn’t, I totally forgot! XD

Liorah

“You haven’t happened to see or hear anything odd, have you?  This is an uncanny place, to be sure, but it seems fairly…stable if you know what I mean.  You would know if a Rift had been opened.”

I hesitated, then shook my head. I knew what he meant but I had no gift for telling the difference. I didn’t feel anything spiritual until it was so strong anyone else could too.

“I didn’t feel anything,” I said, then glanced at Ferran.

“Ferran, did you–”

He shrugged.

“There was something just before you came but that might have been you,” he told Misu.

“There’s nothing we can do about it now. Any that he left behind were opened hastily and dangerously, and there’s no telling where they lead,” Misu finished.

“Okay, so that’s no way out. We’ll just have to figure this out as we go…” Ferran said, doubtfully.

“Hello my friends,” A male voice spoke behind me, edged with sarcasm.

I let go of my tassels and spun around, the curved blade of my shamshir already arcing out of the scabbard. The shining steel shimmered in the few sparks of candlelight.

I held my shamshir in an easy guard but made no move to attack yet.

“It is absolutely fantastic to see you, and since you’re all tongue-tied, I’ll introduce myself. I’m Hugon, and you three are incompetent prison breaks,” the man said, haughtily.

My eyebrows shot up. Arrogant one, wasn’t he? Alright, two could play at that game.

I casually tucked my shirt back into my loose linen pants, ignoring the stains of blood still on them. I looked like a mess but I wasn’t letting on.

I tossed my head back, and the sapphire attached to the gold chain in the middle of my forehead flicked back. If the man was from Yerasht, he would know I was the Lehabim princess. If he wasn’t, I would save that fact for a more convenient moment.

“We are no such thing,” I snapped, as haughtily as he had.

Ferran gave an exasperated sigh, somewhere behind me.

“This again,” I heard him mumble.

“Yeah, whatever. Now could you show me to the lord of this snobbish establishment? Or are you in line for the beheading block? If you are, I’ll be taking my leave. With my current luck, accidental beheading seems just the thing to happen.” This Hugon said.

“Take your leave all you wish. We might as well be,” I said, shooting an amused look at the door behind him. I’d bet my boots it was locked by now. Lord Castle had an awful liking for locking us all up in the same room.

“As for the lord, if you find him, tell me. I promised to strangle him with his own intestines and that threat stands,” I said, cheerily. I did not return my sword to its scabbard, not yet.

“You promised several other things but we can’t go over all of them right now,” Ferran mumbled,

I snickered, then looked Hugon up and down pointedly, from his leather riding boots to his unusually light hair. Probably from Tirbren or Shykval, if he wasn’t from another alternate universe. He wasn’t from the deserts of Yerasht like Ferran and I. He was dressed like it too, with heavier clothes of wool instead of linen.

“I’m Liorah,” I said, as soon as I’d let the silence become awkward. “No, I don’t know where we are, I don’t know how to get out, I don’t know who or what Lord Castle is, thanks for asking.”

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Oof, Liorah always makes the weirdest first impressions XD

I can’t wait to see how Hugon and Liorah interact, Hugon looks so cool!

@everyone

I think as soon as Hugon has kinda met everyone, I’ll get the Castle to put in some action! *Evil writer’s laughter*