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The journey to the Moonwood would have been long if it had not been for a small bag of gold that enabled her to purchase the aid of a wizard in the nearest city they came to. She was out of Neverwinter's north gate in less than five minutes.
On entering the Moonwood she saw no difference; Shev kept close to her side while Callistia launched herself up a tree-trunk and leapt through the canopy. All too soon, she came to the small home she'd missed in the Underdark. Fighting to hide her excitement, she pushed the door-her mother never locked it-open and headed in.
To her curiosity the place was empty. There was a letter on the wooden surface that doubled as table and desk, so she cautiosly picked it up. The first statment was in drow, which she hardly understood. The second, however...."We knooz were yooz iz. We wants Natha." as she began to laugh at the idiocy of the strange note, a strange red substance dripped onto her arm. Cautiosly she glanced at it then glanced up at the ceiling...
It was quite obvious Kathryn was dead. Live people have more of a chest and aren't usually found nailed to the ceiling.
She went to scream and to jump back when something hit her hard round the side of the head and a hand clamped over her mouth.The last thing Kaltia was aware of thinking of was Mother...
A wave of her shock emitted and before Shevarash's very nose, Callistia landed in a crumpled heap in the floor in front of him, unconciouss as her mistress was.
[ 10-04-2002, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: Kaltia ]
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