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;Good afternoon察Dyrr察─Gromph told the image in the crystal ball。 ;It will be the Clawrift。 I know I don't have to tell you to e alone。 I know you're always ready。;
Gromph didn't wait for a response。 He nodded to his masters and closed his eyes。
;We will be watching察Archmage察─said Grendan察 and we'll be in constant contact。;
;It would be irresponsible of me察─Nauzhror said察 not to ask one more time if I might take your place in´;
;It would be irresponsible of me to hide behind my students察─Gromph said。 ;Besides察Cousin察you were archmage for a little while察and by all accounts you liked it。;
;I did察Archmage察─Nauzhror admitted察 very much so。;
'Well察if you hope to live long enough to be archmage again察you will await me here。;
The lichdrow Dyrr dismissed his guards and proceeded via dimension door to the sitting room。 There he found Yasraena and Nimor察who were occupied with trying not to speak to each other。 Both seemed relieved when the lich stepped from the transdimensional doorway and into the room。
;It is time then拭─Nimor asked。
Yasraena drew in a deep breath and held it察her eyes fixed on the lich。
;He awaits me at the Clawrift察─Dyrr replied。
The matron mother exhaled slowly察and Nimor nodded。
;As good a place as any察─the assassin said。 ;A hole in the ground 。。。 no sense damaging the merchandise we're paying so dearly to acquire。;
;If by 'merchandise' ; Yasraena hissed察 you mean Menzoberranzan the Mighty察you´;
;Yasraena察─Dyrr interrupted察his voice like ice。
The matron mother pressed her teeth together and turned away from Nimor察who stifled a laugh。
;I am prepared察as always察─Dyrr said to them both察 and I will leave at once。;
Yasraena turned to Nimor and said察 Go with him。;
The assassin raised an eyebrow察and Dyrr´if he had any blood he would have felt it boil。
;Surely察─the lichdrow said to Yasraena察 you don't mean to imply that I might not achieve the necessary victory on my own。 Surely you don't。 。 。 worry over my safety。;
He locked his gaze on the young matron mother's eyes and held her there until she went gray察blinked察and turned away。
;You know that all of House Agrach Dyrr has the utmost confidence in you察─she said察her voice low察stretched thin。 She turned to look Nimor up and down。 ;But this is no time for personal vendettas。 We have aligned ourselves with this 。 。 。 whatever he is。 Why not use him拭
Nimor smiled察and Dyrr was reminded of the carnivorous lizards that inhabited the wilds of the Underdark。
;You wouldn't know where to begin to use me察─the assassin said。
Dyrr simply shrugged off the meaningless exchange。 He began to cast a series of protective spells on himself察ignoring a few more tiresome minutes of Yasraena and Nimor's verbal scuffling。 Dyrr blinked after having cast on himself a spell that would make unseen things visible to him。 Nimor looked different but in ways that seemed incongruous察even impossible。 The drow assassin was no drow察as Dyrr had known for some time察but for the first time Dyrr could see something that might have been wings。
The lichdrow let that matter fall to the side in favor of a series of carefully crafted contingencies。 After all察Dyrr himself wasn't exactly a drow anymore either。 If Nimor was something else than a drow察so be it´as long as the dark assassin remained useful。
Something that Yasraena said made Dyrr stop in the middle of an incantation。
;Will House Agrach Dyrr be evacuated from Menzoberranzan察─she asked Nimor察 should things not go the lichdrow's way拭
Dyrr struck her。 The slap echoed in the Spartan sitting room察and Yasraena fell in an undignified heap onto the worg´carpeted floor。 The lich took some of her life´force with the slap´only a taste察but enough to turn her gray and leave her gasping for breath。 She looked up at him from the floor with wide察terrified eyes。
Matron mother indeed察Dyrr thought。
Nimor made no move and barely even seemed to take notice。 Finally察he looked down at Yasraena as she began to struggle to her feet。
;If the lichdrow gives his leave察─said the assassin察 I would like to answer that question。;
The cold gleam in Nimor's eyes was enough to convince Dyrr that the assassin would give the right answer。 The lichdrow nodded。
;House Agrach Dyrr察─Nimor said to Yasraena察who had managed to get to her feet though her knees shook察 lives or dies in Menzoberranzan。;
Yasraena nodded察rubbing her face with trembling hands察and Dyrr caught Nimor's attention。
;Precisely察my friend察─the lichdrow said察 as do you。;
Nimor stepped toward him察squaring his shoulders。 It could never have crossed the lichdrow's mind for a second to back down察and he didn't。
;If I believe you are soon to fall察─Nimor said to Dyrr察 I will rescue you。;
Dyrr wanted in that moment to kill Nimor Imphraezl察but he didn't。 Instead察he laughed。 He was still laughing as he teleported away。
The Clawrift察a natural rent in the bedrock察cut into the northern sections of Menzoberranzan east of Tier Breche。 Gromph stood at the very edge of it察looking down into the blackness。 Even his newly acquired察much younger eyes were incapable of seeing the bottom。 Sorcere was behind him。 In front of him察across the wide chasm察was the City of Spiders。 The stalagmites and stalactites that had been carved into homes and places of business for the drow were aglow with faerie fire。 He could see House Baenre all the way on the other side of the cavern and the odd flash of light that marked the continuing siege of House Agrach Dyrr。
The lichdrow appeared in midair over the mile´deep chasm and hung there察a dozen yards away or more。 He appeared facing Gromph as if he knew exactly where the archmage would be。
;Ah察my young friend察─the lichdrow called察his voice floating over the space between them and echoing into the Clawrift itself察 there you are。;
;As promised察─Gromph replied察bringing a string of spells to mind。
;So it has e to this察then拭─Dyrr asked。
;The two of us察─replied Gromph察 fighting to the death拭
The lich laughed察and Gromph knew the sound would have sent lesser drow running。
;Why察Dyrr拭─the archmage asked察not really expecting an answer。
The lichdrow turned his palms up and lifted his arms to his sides察looking around察gesturing toward the city。
;What better reason察─asked Dyrr察 than the City of Spiders herself拭From here察the Underdark察and from there察the World Above。;
It was Gromph's turn to laugh。
;That's it then拭─the archmage asked。 ;Mastery of all the world拭Isn't that a bit of a cliche察lich拭Even for you拭
The lichdrow shrugged and replied察 My existence knows no bounds察Gromph察so why should my ambition拭
;A simple enough answer察I suppose察─Gromph said察 to a simple question。;
;Shall we get on with it察then拭
;Yes察─Gromph replied察 I suppose we had better。;
They began slowly察both feeling each other out with minor divinations。 Gromph could feel himself being explored even as he explored the lich。 Nauzhror's voice察and Grendan and Prath's察whispered in his mind。 Defenses were noted察items and clothing assessed for enchantment察notes pared。 Gromph had brought a staff with him and was surprised to see that Dyrr had one too。 He hadn't expected Dyrr to bring a staff。
Fire察Nauzhror told him after a tense few minutes of study。 The most effective weapon against the undead wizard from the traitor House will be fire。
That's it察Gromph thought。 Dyrr had made his one mistake。
;You're going to surprise me today察─the lich called to Gromph察 aren't you察my dear archmage拭
;The only two things I'm pletely sure of察Dyrr察─Gromph replied察 is that we will surprise each other today and I will destroy you。;
They started casting at the same time。 Gromph was an experienced enough diviner to know that like himself察the lichdrow had cast his last defensive incantation。
The spells burst into being from the Weave at the same ins