Inessa shakes her head at the question, trying to find the words to articulate herself better, but in her panic they keep sliding away. Her eyes go wide as Kain calls out, decidedly not wanting the attention of those voices, but it's too late to stop him. Anyone would have heard his voice at that volume, especially so close.
"Over here!" For a heart-stopping moment, Inessa's certain they've been spotted, but a scream erupts from elsewhere. Between the shelves, she can see them, a trio of mages in Circle robes surrounding a young woman in apprentice attire, apparently having just been dragged from under a table. She tries to scramble to her feet, to run, but one among the trio sheds his blood with a thin blade, and their captive stands twitching, unable to move thanks to the dark magic activated.
Shuddering, she looks away and shuts her eyes. "They...they're Uldred's people. The blood mages. I remember...." It's all too much, the sounds of screaming and dying are all around them, and the scent of something burning close by reaches her nose. It's an assault on all senses; she can feel the metallic taste in her mouth, from having bit down on her lip.
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"Over here!" For a heart-stopping moment, Inessa's certain they've been spotted, but a scream erupts from elsewhere. Between the shelves, she can see them, a trio of mages in Circle robes surrounding a young woman in apprentice attire, apparently having just been dragged from under a table. She tries to scramble to her feet, to run, but one among the trio sheds his blood with a thin blade, and their captive stands twitching, unable to move thanks to the dark magic activated.
Shuddering, she looks away and shuts her eyes. "They...they're Uldred's people. The blood mages. I remember...." It's all too much, the sounds of screaming and dying are all around them, and the scent of something burning close by reaches her nose. It's an assault on all senses; she can feel the metallic taste in her mouth, from having bit down on her lip.