Memory And Madness IC

[Komodo]

The man with the books has a hard throw, and strikes the man leaning over the trap door with the book squarely in the shoulder. However, the robes that all involved are wearing are thick, and protects him from most of the damage. His shoulder feels sore, but shouldn't hinder his movement any.

The bottle of wine proceeds to get passed around a bit, going from the woman, to the man opening the chest. As she hands it to him, she notices what is in the open chest. The man she gives it to proceeds to set it down, just as the other man who had examined the bottle earlier picks it up and passes it on to the man examining the chain. The man with the bottle sees him pulling on the chain as it dangles over the side of the parapets. However, he does not seem to be having much success. The chain appears to be too heavy for him.

The man on the chain an the man on the chest both take a glance over the wall. For the first time, they get an idea of where they are: atop a tower, very very high off the ground. The tower is on the corner of some ornately designed structure, with tall windows and steeply inclined roofs and other feats of architecture. In the dark, it is hard to get a grasp of the size of the thing. In the horizon, all is dark forest, as far as the eye can see. (Granted, between the dark and the men still feeling that their vision was a bit blurry, the eye couldn't see impressively far, but still.) Down below, the man at the chain could see some object wrapped around the chain. This was the only significant thing to be noticed about the chain, as the other end was merely locked tightly to a grate. He tried pulling it up, but to no avail. He could move the chain a bit, but was unable to lift it all the way. Perhaps if he could convince one of his fellows to help him, he would have more success...

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