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She was about to spring something on the entire city。 Something very special。 Ssipriina grinned when she imagined it。
***
Faeryl stumbled and fell against the corridor wall when House Melarn first began to shake。
The servants were screaming察and from somewhere she heard察 Mistresses It's duergar Hundreds of them察surrounding us 。 。 。 they're attacking
A second shock wave rumbled through the House。
;They burn the stones themselves察Mothers。 The city is burning
With a sinking feeling察Faeryl knew it for the truth。 She had lived through this experience before察though it had been in the bowels of House Baenre察chained to a column。 Even so察she remembered the rumbles from above察felt the vibrations in the ground。 When she had been freed by Triel Baenre and invited to join the mission to Ched Nasad察she had gotten all the details of the insurrection in the streets of Menzoberranzan from others。 Their descriptions of the jugs of fire察the fire that burned stone itself察were vivid。 She could only imagine what it would feel like on a web street of Ched Nasad。
Faeryl groaned。 Her mother's plan was falling apart。 The duergar weren't supposed to appear unless the negotiations with the other matron mothers went badly。 Despite that idiot Pharaun's asinine claim of her involvement in the conspiracy察the situation was far from out of hand。
Mother pulled the trigger too soon察the ambassador decided。 She must have gotten cold feet and didn't bother to tell me。 How typical。
Shaking her head察Faeryl scrambled up to her feet again as the room was enveloped in a thick察murky fog。 She knew who was most likely behind it。 As much as she wanted to slice Pharaun into a thousand tiny pieces察there was too much confusion。
Besides察the ambassador grudgingly admitted察he and his boys are not to be trifled with。 I'll let mothers wizards take care of them。 I've got to get rid of Quenthel and that loathsome beast。
Faeryl felt her way along the wall察stumbling as yet another blast rocked House Melarn。 The mist cleared察and she could hear the sounds of bat on the far side of the room。 She resisted the temptation to look察as much as she hoped to catch a glimpse of the wizard's demise。 Instead察she managed to make her way to a door just as several dozen House soldiers came in察jostling her aside in their efforts to defend the audience chamber。
;Fools ─Faeryl hissed at them。
Almost shaking with rage察she departed the audience chamber and hurried toward the lower levels。 She passed few other drow in the corridors察all of them looking confused。 None of them seemed to know the origin of the disturbances察and at one point the ambassador overheard at least three priestesses discussing an earthquake as they passed her察going the opposite direction。
Faeryl didn't care to explain to them what was really happening。 It was not her House。 Turning a final corner察the ambassador hurried into the torture chamber where she had left Quenthel and Jeggred。 They were not there。 The room was not empty察however。 One of the House torturemasters was methodically straightening tools that had been upset with the booming thumps from outside。
;Where are they拭─Faeryl demanded察gesturing to the rack where Quenthel had been restrained。
The torturemaster turned and looked at her vacantly察not understanding。
Growling in exasperation察the ambassador repeated herself。
The other drow looked at her察then prehension lit his features。
;Oh察they're not here察─he said。
Faeryl rolled her eyes and said察 I can see that察you foolish boy。 Where are they拭
;That ugly drow察Zammzt察ordered them taken to a cell察─the torturemaster replied。 ;I saw to it personally。;
Another severe blast rocked the room察and tools were scattered everywhere。 Faeryl managed to grab hold of the column where Jeggred had been chained for support察but the other drow was not so lucky。 He went down in a pile´and even more unfortunately察one of the many braziers of hot coals tipped over onto him察showering him with burning cinders。 Screaming察the drow scrambled away from the embers察but he was already a conflagration察his clothes ignited and smoking as he flailed helplessly about。
Faeryl bit her lip in irritation。
Now察why do you suppose he would have moved them察and to where拭she thought察turning to leave。
She decided she'd have to ask someone to show her察and she departed。
***
Pharaun faltered for only a moment at the sight of the two drow priestesses before him。 One察quite simply察was beautiful。 The other察while lacking the graceful curves and fluid motion of the first察was obviously nobly born and not unpleasant to look at察either。 Then察getting a closer look察the wizard recognized her。 She was the drow who had been in chains in the audience chamber only moments before。 In fact察he realized察she still wore the manacles she'd been shackled with察though the connecting chain between them had been severed。 Neither of the females looked happy to see him察Ryld察or Valas。
;Damn察─Pharaun muttered察returning to his senses。
He reached inside his piwafwi察fumbling quickly for the wand he'd used to dispatch the drow soldiers not too long before。 In front of him察Ryld went on guard察raising Splitter into an aggressive position as he advanced warily。 Valas slipped to the opposite side of the hallway察automatically fanning out with Ryld to e at the adversaries from either flank。
The lovely creature who'd first caught the mage's eye hissed in vexation and brought a morning star out in front of her。 She had a buckler on her other arm held to the side where Valas was closing。
;It's them ─she snarled察taking up a position in front of the other drow as though to defend her。
Both dark elves seemed quite capable of taking care of themselves察and Pharaun noted the finely tooled chain mail each of them wore。 The one to the rear actually sported the House Melarn insignia on hers察and the wizard guessed she must be one of the dead matron mother's daughters。
Pharaun had his wand out察but before he could invoke the trigger words to use the thing察Ryld stepped in and launched a short series of strikes at the dark elfin front of him察who managed with some difficulty to parry the attacks with both her weapon and her buckler。 The Master of Sorcere knew that Ryld was not really pressing his attack yet。 The weapons master was attempting to size up the skill of his petition with a few well´placed feints before closing in to finish the job efficiently。 Valas continued to creep in from her other side察and she back´stepped more than once to prevent the scout from getting behind her。 Pharaun aimed the wand and prepared to recite the activation phrase察when the other drow察the daughter of House Melarn察spoke up察causing him to falter。
;Hold察Danifae。;
The drow in front retreated another couple steps察but she did not drop her guard。
;We have no quarrel with you察─the still´unnamed Melarn said。 ;I know you don't have reason to trust us察but we're not the enemy。 。 。 。 They are。;
She gestured upward察to the floors above。
Ryld took a threatening step forward then he too stopped and held his guard。 Valas was watching both sides with glittering eyes察kukris at the ready。
;How convenient察─Pharaun said察smiling coldly。 ;The imperiled daughter察implicated in her mother's treason and with no friends察making a peace offering。 At least until we let down our guard察right拭Then you turn us over to Matron Mother Zauvirr察claim you captured us察and hope she lets you off the hook。;
;I could easily say the same about you察but I won't察─the Melarn daughter replied。 Without taking her eyes off Pharaun察she added察 Danifae察I said stand down
Pharaun raised an eyebrow at her tone of mand。 Danifae nodded in acquiescence察stepping farther back until she was side by side with her mistress。
;Well察you're right about that察─Pharaun said。 ;We don't have any reason to believe you。 If you're on the outs with Mistress Zauvirr察what are you doing down here察all decked out in your finest armor拭