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Woken by the dust covered blanket that she forgot to remove, Adgertesse' sneezed. Once done, she got up and pulled off the thick quilt, motheaten and grungy. Lazy, she should've thought of this earlier. Suddenly, movement of a wooden chair on stone caught her attention and she froze. Someone was in the great hall, not far from them. Unable to tell what time it was outside, she quietly replaced the quilt onto the thin mattress and moved to the wall, next to the oaken door and listened. Cautious footsteps approached and she noted that he was alone as a thin line of light illuminated the cracks along the underside of the door and stopped. Drawing her daggers, she concentrated and chose a place inside the dormitory across the hall from the lab and teleported. Quickly scanning the dark room, she noted no one was waiting on her intruder's call and then moved towards the entryway and heard his nervous breathing. As she peeked around the frame, she noted the tall, younger looking man as he hesitated, torch in one hand and sword in the other. His leather coat nearly hid deerskin pants and tall boots. Listening for anyone in the great hall or lab, she found none and figured she could use his tenatativeness to her advantage as her body nearly vanished. Slowly stalking up behind him, she kept her sword and hammer at the ready.

"What are you doing," she called out.

Spinning with a start, he yelled out. "Don't do that," he reeled as she remained hidden. "I thought you might show up sooner or later so, I waited."

Confused, she relaxed. "What? Who are you?"

"Name's Arman. Nice to finally meet you. Garush said it might take a while."

Allowing her chameleon ability to fade, she eyed him curiously. "You sure it was me you're waiting for?"

His eyes widened slightly as he stepped back. "Ahh, yeah," he nodded. "Are you hungry? We've got plenty stored here," he motioned back towards the great hall.

"Who exactly were you waiting for?"

"Perhaps I should let Garush explain," he smiled nervously as he moved to leave, then stopped when she didn't follow. "Should I have him come to you?"

"Who are you here with?"

"Garush is our priest. He led us here to this sacred place and we were awaiting your return. Thankfully, the ritual worked."

"Uh, huh. Perhaps you should send him to me. How many others are here in your group?"

Brow furrowed. "You mean, you can't sense all of us?"

"I just wanted to make sure that no one was outside, it's dangerous in this area."

"Oh, right. There's eight of us now. Two others decided to go off on their own and try to find you elsewhere."

She nodded. "Alright," she replied as she lowered her weapons. Eight in this narrow corridor could be manageable. "Go get him."

"I'll be right back," he stated happily and disappeared. Following to the great hall's entry, she noticed that Arman didn't have to go far as the grey haired elder of their group quickly made his way towards her, Arman and three others in tow. As his brown eyes met hers, he stopped.

"I was led to believe you would look a bit differently," his arms wide, he stiffly bowed. "Excuse me, I meant no offense, Kailee."

Stepping out into the doorway, she eyed them as they all bowed to her. "Who sent you here to me?"

"I was told that your presence would be safe here," he motioned down towards the illusion room. "Away from their eyes and machinations. The world that your father created was meant to protect you until the day had come for you to awaken."

She nodded. "I see. And who told you that?"

"My guide," his eyes rose to the ceiling, then back. "She stated the evil deities would seek to destroy you and take you from us. Our Queen," he smiled. "I'm glad that you are safe. Is there anything we can do for you, Your Highness?"

Adgertesse' quietly eyed the priest, stunned at the news as her eyes fell to the silver necklace around his neck and recognized the golden pendant in the shape of a rising sun. Saterists. "The One is he whom you serve?"

His head bowed reverently, then rose again. How unfortunate.