Betrayal at House on the Hill

[angelcage]

[ You sleep, the ground cold beneath your cheek. The ground is hard as stone, cold marble beneath a fine layer of dust that doesn't come anywhere near acting as a cushion. The dust stirs with your breathing.


>> Wake up ]

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[angelcage]

[ She nods ]

Someone can control them?

And summon them.

I don't understand why. . .

But he needed them.

[withintreason]

[ . . . thoughtful, for a moment ]

And he's returning here - to sacrifice you, presumably.

[ . . .

turns, to leave ]

[angelcage]

[ Unbound, she staggers to her feet to follow. ]

You can still. . .

You can stop his ritual!

[withintreason]

And why should I?

[angelcage]

Do you want to die?

[ She sounds almost incredulous. ]

[withintreason]

Of course, I won't die. There isn't anything powerful enough to kill me here.

[angelcage]

[ She looks at her burns anxiously and doesn't say anything at all. ]

[dendarii]

She's right on some level. We've already been through quite a lot. I'd say we'll be fine here.

[angelcage]

Even if he finishes the ritual?

[ She twists her hands, anxiously. ]

[dendarii]

We'll stop him first, of course. And deal with the rest after.

[angelcage]

Alright.

[ She looks down at her feet, then sets her jaw. ]

I can't fight.

But if I can.

I'll help.

[dendarii]

... Mmm. I know you will. Come on, let's get moving again.

[angelcage]

[ She nods a few times, and moves closer to follow—

Jumping back when she notices the madman.

. . . then moving closer again when she realizes she's jumped back into the pentagram circle. ]

[dendarii]

[ Thaaat's. Probably a bad idea. Miles gently reaches out for her wrist. ]

Here, this way. Don't mind him.

[angelcage]

[ She lets him lead her. ]

Um.

I'll . . . try . . .

[angelcage]

[ Return to the Basement Landing ]