A neverending field

[Corwin]

"Lixer will make a mess of things without even trying, that's how he rolls," Seira says with a snorts. "The exit from the Infinite Stair would be monitored, perhaps, but our disguises are good and our natures would be blocked. Still, perhaps there is a superior option...."

Good day, Queen, she reaches out to Alicia's newest friend. This is Seira. Do you have a moment?

[Anastasia]

Seira. What is it?

[Corwin]

I wish to make a discreet inquiry. Do you have a door into Dis?

[Anastasia]

I'm going to invoke some luck here since quite frankly Queen's still in the developmental stage. Posting the roll for the sake of transparency.

> roll 1d100 low is good
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 67 > [d100=67]

No, but I know there are doors to it on the Infinite Stair.

[Corwin]

I know about those, but I was concerned that the portal might be watched from Dis's side.

[Anastasia]

Doubtlessly, from what my sisters have told me. Is Dispater not a paranoid old man?

A few words to them may be productive.

[Corwin]

What do you have in mind? Seira asks curiously. I figured that I could just put my trust in disguise and enter through the Infinite Stair. Do you have a better idea for how I and a few others could slip into Dis without raising an alarm?

[Anastasia]

No, only that you be directed to the best door possible. Not all doors into a realm are made equal.

[Corwin]

That's true! Would you mind pointing me in the right direction?

A mental image of the door that she should seek out and the general area where it exists on the Infinite Stair would probably be enough for Seira to find it.

[Anastasia]

Very well.

Go to the door in your realm, the one in your caverns beneath the volcano. My sisters will meet you there and guide you.

[Corwin]

Thanks! I owe you one, Queen.

"It's not ideal, but I did get help from Queen. We'll use the Infinite Stair, but she'll help us to a more discreet exit on Dis," Seira tells Amaryl, Xera and Zariel. "Any final prep you think we should do before we leave?"

[Anastasia]

"I think we're ready," Amaryl admits.

"Do we have an escape plan?" Zariel challenges, "If this entire enterprise goes wrong."

[Corwin]

"We can't really plan against Dispater except in the general terms," Seira responds. "Only he could dimensionally lock a deity of my power, so if that happens I'll try to break past it and take us out. If the situation instead calls for a distraction but is otherwise salvageable, I will attempt to call upon my allies via my avatar to cause trouble outside the tower. If it's an extreme situation, I will contact Torm in a neutral place and ask him for his aid. Celestia's provisionally onboard for me doing so if I absolutely have to. But in the end, there is only so much we can plan while we don't know much about the tower, its defenses, or Dispater's hidden powers. Unless you can think of anything we haven't gone over, we'll need to improvise and rely on our powers and each other."

Also I haven't said but I'll go with Max as the name!

[Anastasia]

"We can only pray we can defeat a madman with nearly infinite time and resources to prepare," Xera concludes, but then she smiles, "But if anyone can, you can, mother."

"If all else fails, death is better than capture," Zariel adds, "But it is a grim choice to make should we fail that completely."

[Corwin]

"Paranoid men like that plan for every eventuality, but don't truly expect us to be able to penetrate all the way past his defenses," Seira states. "That level of focus cannot be maintained twenty four-seven. That truly is the best weapon in our arsenal. And we're no slouches, either. I cannot match Dispater blow for blow, but together we should be enough to escape if need be. Let's give it our all and remember that an innocent girl is relying on us!"