Boots on the ground (Moore)

[Anastasia]

"Alright, there's one more stronghold," Adrian says, "We're going towards that while keeping our eyes open. A bunch of devil and collaborators have hostages. We're going to go solve that, one way or another."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Of course. Are we trying to be stealthy, or...?"

[Anastasia]

"Not ntil we get there. We may need to sneak in," Adrian says, "You any good at that?"

[Nephrite]

"Well, I can turn invisible..." Moore says with a smile and a shrug.

[Anastasia]

"I'm familiar with pixies," Adrian says, "Can you be as quiet as a cat sneaking around is the question."

[Nephrite]

"Oh, yeah, absolutely. I mean, with magic, but what else is there, truly?" Moore says with a nod.

[Anastasia]

"Talent?" Adrian remarks as he leads all of you through the half broken streets. You go through a few blocks, down a street and then to a connecting alley. "Alright," Adrian stops. "We're behind where they're holed up, through the alley. Go ahead and check to see if you see anything while invisible."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods and turns invisible and goes to check!

[Anastasia]

Move Silently check.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 35.

[Anastasia]

You fly ahead, invisible and nearly silent. Through the alley is a court, where buildings line up in a circle. Dead ahead is a large one that take sup a good chunk of it, made of thick brick and stone. There's a single back door that's closed, as well as a pair of barbazu sentries guarding that door. They don't act like they notice you.

Besides a few bodies lying amid the court - mortals from the looks of it and lying in pools of their own blood - nothing else is happening here.

[Nephrite]

Moore shakes his head at that and returns to Adrian!

"Two barbazu, don't think they can see through invisibility, or they're good actors." Moore reports.

[Anastasia]

Adrian hums momentarily, "Can you eliminate them silently, before they sound an alarm?"

[Nephrite]

Moore shakes his head. "Unfortunately, I never learned how to make those famous sleeping arrows or that spell that forces people to dance." He says with a small shrug. "I mean, I could try and scare them but I don't think that'd get us silently into the manse."

[Anastasia]

"Damn," Adrian says, as the bright sunlight grows brighter. Another trumpet sounds across the battlefield, a note of beautiful, awe inspiring music. It is followed by the earth trembling all over, a light shake more than a true earthquake.