Intro: Koriand'r, Ihliel, Aella

[Trunkyboy]

Ihliel has a slack jaw during the entire exchange, before bursting into a blushing frenzy and finishing picking up the rest of the weeds.  He scrabbles in getting up, before seeming to want to shrink back into himself.

"Uh, lead, and I'll follow?"  He squeaks out.

[CyMage]

"Yes, show us the way.  I for one want to meet our new Lord soon."  As soon as the voice stopped, the source of it, Aella came around the corner and into view.

[Bjorn]

Aella's arrival is met with some confusion by both of the spiky demons.  "Wasn't I supposed to find her?" the first asks.

"I was indeed," the second replies.

"Well, then, what in the name of botehration am I up to?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but I rather imagine the important thing is for me to get on with what I'm doing, and deal with me later."

That, apparently, settles that, and the demon behind Koriand'r heads off, while the other waves the three new arrivals ahead of him.

[Corwin]

Kory follows the other demon's directions, with a smile and a wave at the newest arrival.

[Trunkyboy]

Ihleil skuttles along as well, keeping a distance from everyone.

[CyMage]

Shruggin, Aella followed the other new people, though a small glance was thrown back towards the somewhat strange demon.

[Bjorn]

The walk is long and confusing, with the spiky demons taking seemingly random turns.  You're fairly confident that you've doubled back at least twice, and gone up and down what you think are equal numbers of stair cases.  

Slowly, the hallways become both even more elaborately and luxuriantly furnished, and better maintained.  You're confident that you've never been here before -- and without help, you'd probably never be able to get back again.

Finally, in the distance ahead, a massive, seemingly solid gold door comes into view.  As you get closer, you can see yet another of the spiky demons standing by the door, at attention.

[Corwin]

Kory looks between the spikey demon that lead them to the gold door and its double guarding it, and then chances a smile at the latter.

[Trunkyboy]

Ihliel shuffles along looking down at the ground, so he doesn't notice that they had stopped.  He continues forward, bumps into Aella, then with a squeak shuffles rapidly backwards.

[Bjorn]

The door-guard might have smiled back at Koriand'r.  Or he might have snarled, or whistled a short tune.  It's still hard to say with all those rather painful-looking facial barbs.

The demon who has led you this far asks, in a rather officious tone, "Where am I?"

[CyMage]

"You are here."  If she had a map, any map, Aella would have pulled it out and pointed to a random spot.  Unfortunately she lacked the prop.

[Brian]

"So you say," the demon replies warily.  "So you say."  Turning, around, he looks at the door, and speculates, "This seems reasonably throne-roomey."  He nods to himself.  "It is time.  Enter."

The door swings open majestically, revealing only darkness, shadows, and a narrow illuminated path forward across a black and gold carpet.

[Corwin]

Kory steps through the doorway cautiously, and heads down the illuminated path, her eyes darting to the sides nervously.

[Brian]

A low, deep, throaty chuckle resonates through the darkness.

A voice, harsh and ragged as though from shouting, or perhaps just demonic form, calls out in a sibilant hiss, "Come forward ... all of you...."

[CyMage]

Aella complies with the command.