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Still the face did not respond。
The three priestesses kept up their pleas for what must have been hours察but finally Quenthel pushed herself upright and gazed full on the visage of Lolth。
;Enough察sisters察─said the Mistress of Arach´Tinilith。 ;The goddess plainly does not deign to answer us at this time。;
;Perhaps we are in the wrong place察─Pharaun suggested。 ;Perhaps we must go farther in order for you to offer your prayers。;
;There is no place farther to go察─Tzirik said察rejoining the party。 ;Vhaeraun informs me that this is the only point of approach to Lolth's domain through the Abyss。 If she refuses to hear you at this spot察she will not hear you anywhere else in this plane。;
;But why does she continue to ignore us拭─Halisstra asked in a plaintive voice。 She climbed to her feet察her heart sick with longing。 After all that had happened´the fall of her House察the destruction of her city察the travails of the quest´to stand before Lolth's temple and be ignored was simply inprehensible。 ;What more do we have to do拭
Tzirik shrugged and said察 I cannot answer that question。;
;Apparently Lolth can't察either察─Halisstra said。
She ignored the disapproval and fear that flickered across Quenthel's features察and strode up angrily to stand within arm's reach of the towering face。
;Hear me察Lolth ─she cried。 ;Answer me What have we done to earn your displeasure拭Where are you拭
;Speak with respect ─hissed Quenthel察her eyes wide with terror。
Ryld quailed察but managed to find the strength to take a couple of steps forward。
;Mistress Melarn 。 。 。; he said察 Halisstra察e away from there。 No good´;
;Lolth ─Halisstra screamed。 ;Answer me察damn you
She struck the cold stone of the face with her fists察flailing away in futility察in anger。 Her mind went empty as animal fury rose up to overthrow her reason。 She screamed curses upon her goddess察she battered at the uncaring face until her hands were bruised and bloody察and still no answer came。 After a time she found herself huddled against the cold stone察weeping察her hands broken and useless。 Like a lost child察she cried with all the ache in her heart。
;Why拭Why拭─was all she could manage to say through her sobs。 ;Why have you abandoned us拭Why do you hate us拭
;You speak heresy察─Quenthel said察her voice hard with disapproval。 ;Have you no faith left察Halisstra Melarn拭The goddess will speak in her own time。;
;Do you really believe that still拭─Halisstra muttered。
She turned her face away and gave herself up to her tears察no longer caring what Quenthel察or Danifae察or any of the others thought。 She'd had her answer from Lolth。
;Weak 。。。; she heard Quenthel whisper。
Standing a short distance from the rest of the pany察Tzirik sighed and said察 Well察that's that察I suppose。 Lolth hasn't chosen to break her silence for you察so now I have something I must do。;
He raised his arms and made a plex series of passes察while muttering dire words of power。 The air crackled with energy。 Quenthel's eyes widened as she recognized the spell the Vhaeraunite spoke。
;Stop him ─she screeched察whirling to face the priest。
She started forward察raising her deadly whips察but Danifae caught her arm as she rushed past。
;Carefully ─hissed Danifae。 ;Our bodies are still in Minauthkeep。;
;He's creating a gate ─Quenthel snapped。 ;Here
;What are you doing察Tzirik拭─Pharaun said with some alarm。
The wizard recoiled a step and prepared a defensive spell察but Danifae's warning was just enough to cause him to hesitate before interfering。
Ryld and Valas held their hands as well察uncertain of what would happen if they harmed the cleric whose spell had brought them to Lolth's door。 The weapons master and the mercenary drew their weapons but halted there。
;Pharaun察what should we do拭─Ryld said。
Before the wizard could answer察Tzirik finished his spell。 With an enormous tearing sound察a great black rift此appeared in the air beside the Jaelre priest。
;I am here察my lord ─he cried into the rift。 ;I stand before the Face of Lolth
And from the depths of blackness within the rift察a voice of ineffable power察of terrible potency察answered察 Good。 I e。;
The blackness seemed to stir察and from the rift stepped something that had the size and shape of a lean察graceful drow male察but was obviously something more。 Dressed in black leather察a purple mask draped over his face察the being radiated puissance and presence察his form almost quivering with the potentialities he contained。 Even Halisstra察absorbed in her own misery with her back turned to the scene察whipped her head around as she sensed the being's arrival。 With imperious ease察the being surveyed the plain of dark stone and the black temple。
;It is as I thought察─he said to Tzirik察who had fallen prostrate at his feet。 ;Rise察my son。 You have done well察and brought me to a place from which I was barred。;
;I have only done as you manded察Masked Lord察─Tzirik said察standing slowly。
;Tzirik察─Quenthel managed in a strangled voice察 what have you done拭
;He has opened a gate for me察─the being who could only be a god said察with a cruel smile on his face。 ;Do you not recognize the son of your own goddess察priestess of Lolth拭
;Vhaeraun察─Quenthel breathed。
The god folded his arms and drifted past the pany of Menzoberranyr to confront the perfect stone visage察giving the mortals no further thought。 He made a small shooing gesture with his left hand察and Halisstra察still huddled before the face察was violently hurled aside。 She flew spinning through the air and landed badly at least thirty yards away察tumbling to a halt on the fluted ebon stone of the plaza。
;Dear Mother察─Vhaeraun said察addressing the face察 you were foolish to leave yourself in such a state。;
The god spontaneously began to grow察his radiance increasing as he soared to a height taller than a storm giant察scaling himself to the task at hand。 He held out his hand察and from out of nowhere a black察gleaming sword made of shadows appeared in his grip察sized to his towering form。
A spearcast distant察Halisstra groaned and raised her eyes from the cold stone under her aching body。 The Menzoberranyr stood paralyzed by indecision。 Tzirik察on the other hand察watched smugly as Vhaeraun levitated upward to confront Lolth's gaze directly察blade in hand。 With careful deliberation察the Masked Lord drew back his sword of shadows察his mask twisting into a rictus of hatred。
And Vhaeraun hewed at the Face of Lolth with all his godly might。
The sound of Vhaeraun's sword hammering at the great stone barrier shook the entire plane。 Each blow set the great black fane at the web's center shuddering with the force of an earthquake察and from the center the reverberations pulsed through the immense gray cables that soared up into the endless night。 Even though each stroke knocked her back down to the cold flagstones察Halisstra managed to stumble over to the pany of Menzoberranyr察who察like her察staggered from side to side察trying to keep their balance in the face of Vhaeraun's assault。
Tzirik stood aside察still rapt with the glory of his god's presence察somehow able to ignore the damage the Masked Lord was wreaking as the shock waves passed through him with no effect。 At each blow察a tiny network of glowing green cracks in the Face of Lolth seemed to spread just a little wider。 Despite the incalculable force of each stroke of the god's blade察the visage of the Spider Queen seemed almost察but not quite察invulnerable to his assault。
The goddess does not respond察Halisstra thought in bleak amazement。 She doesn't care。
She fell to her hands and knees amid the rest of the pany察who ignored her察stupefied as they were by Vhaeraun's wrathful assault。 Ryld knelt behind Splitter察averting his eyes and stoically enduring the punishing blows。 Valas danced about in agitation察waving his arms察jerking his legs up and down like a spider on a pin。 The scout didn't know whether to watch察run察or hide察and seemed to be tryin