"Wheress the fun in that?" hissed the Yuan-ti. It seemed to be doing a lot of hissing. It cackled evilly. "You were foolissssh." it backed into the shadows...
Several moments later, Alae heard a scuffle but couldn't see what was going on. Alaerth was chained to a wall, tighly chained with magical bonds; and Alae's slab of rock began to tilt. Soon it was horizontal, and the twins could see one another. Alaerth was in his breeches, his tunic seemed to have several tears, and was half falling to the floor. The snake slithered in again and hissed, "Now you sssshall anssswer or watch one another die..." it hissed, "What are the defencessss to your capital?" it demanded.
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