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Garrett: HP = 62, PP = 43, EP = 77, Status = Fine
Laena: HP = 67, PP = 56, EP = 46, Status = Fine
Lily: HP = 62, PP = 88, EP = 62, Status = Fine, +14 Perception

As Laena and Garrett spoke, Lily continued going through the book, skimming over the artifacts for ones that might be nearby. Most of them had their current location listed as either "Unknown" or in the possession of some deity, but she noted that at least two of the Power Gems were allegedly somewhere in the amazon, though neither was particularly close to their current location. The Neverstar was supposedly held in Celesis, but what had become of the ancient stone after the invasion was unknown, as none had seen or heard of it since then. Wotan's spear had been lost somewhere in the jungle nearly a hundred and fifty years ago, but its exact location was unknown.

Garrett, meanwhile, sifted around Canderous's cluttered main room for a moment or two, finding little at first beyond the assorted maps and papers that the demon had covered his table with. A number of trinkets lined the mantlepiece and another, smaller table that sat in the corner. The bookshelf was crammed with books, and the scroll rack beneath it was full, but beneath that Garrett found a trap door in the floor leading down. What lay beneath it could only be found out by shifting the scroll rack and opening it, but it didn't seem to have any sort of lock on it. Another door lay open in a separate corner from the table, leading to a narrow hallway with another three doors in it. Finally, the kitchen had a number of foods and a wide variety of cheap ceramic and wooden dishware.
 
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While he was thinking about checking out the rest of the house, the fact there was a hidden door beneath a scroll rack only made him more curious about that current place. Why would a demon keep a trap door, and cover it? Obviously to hide something, what else? Maybe he had deceitful and evil things that he kept down there. Maybe something that would expose him for who he really was? Or it could end up just being something like a waste of time. Curiosity did kill the cat after all. But those without a curious mind learn nothing.

"So does anybody else find it funny there is a trap door here? Or is it just me? Because I honestly don't believe he puts his dirty laundry down there."


(Move the rack carefully and open the door, search inside.)
 
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Garrett: HP = 62, PP = 43, EP = 77, Status = Fine
Laena: HP = 67, PP = 56, EP = 46, Status = Fine
Lily: HP = 62, PP = 88, EP = 62, Status = Fine, +14 Perception

The scroll case was extremely heavy, but Garrett managed to shift the delicate wood and glass structure without breaking anything. With access to the trap door, it was a simple matter to open it and reveal the set of extremely narrow and steep stone stairs that lead down. There was no light coming from below, and the light cast by the lamps in the room and the sunlight streaming in through the windows was too dim to illuminate any of what lay below.
 

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Seeing the trapdoor, Lily finally looks up from the book.

"That does seem a little strange."

Setting aside the book, the sidhe stands up and moves to look down, a ball of light appearing in her hand.
 
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Garrett: HP = 62, PP = 43, EP = 77, Status = Fine
Laena: HP = 67, PP = 56, EP = 46, Status = Fine
Lily: HP = 62, PP = 88, EP = 62, Status = Fine, +14 Perception

Lily's ball of light revealed a small set of stone steps leading down into the basement of the house, and the narrow room had three doorways leading out, one uncovered on the left, one covered by a tarp directly in front of the stairs, and one with a thin wooden door with a lock over it on the right. It was dark and dank in the room below, the smell of mildew heavy in the air, and nothing could be seen beyond the three doorways.
 

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Conflict in his mind occurred.

All right, we got a trap door that leads to a creepy stairway. The smart thing to do would be to stay out and not even go near this. But another smart thing is to know who is truly your allies. If this guy wanted us to side with him, his true intentions still remain unknown. And if anything, this looks like a place that would possibly reveal his true intentions. He may in fact be telling the truth. But I want to know who the hell I'm working with here.

Trust was something Garrett didn't give so easily. It had to be earned. And a secret like this was only making the demon even more suspicious of his intentions. And the fact a door is locked? Duh, obviously something needed kept secret... or kept from getting out.

Garrett approached the locked door, checking to see if there was any keyhole or space underneath the door he could use to sneak through using his powers.
 

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Laena looked utterly dumbfounded. She was, in a way. "So… because he’s a demon it’s okay to go through all of his things? Or did you rifle through all of my drawers while I was asleep?" she asked derisively. She couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw him start to move Canderous’ scroll case to reveal the rest of a trap door hidden partially beneath. "There’s any number of reasons you might have a basement here in the jungle. A root or wine cellar, a place to hide from aliens or angry townspeople, storage space, anything!" the harpy shouted, hopping up from her seat. "You too, Lily?" Her voice was exasperated, as if she couldn’t believe what was going on. "Put everything back where you found it and get back here!"
 

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Lily hesitates when she hears Laena's accusative tone, turning to look at the harpy.

"if it was something innocent, it wouldn't be hidden like that, I think. And if it is something innocent, there's no harm in looking, right? For all his politeness, he's still a demon. And if he it turns out that he has nothing to hide, we can apologize afterwards."
 

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"You can't always just apologize and make everything right!" Laena said, hopping another few steps towards her two companions. "Regardless of what he is, we have no reason to suspect that he's leading us astray. If he isn't, then he's already been an invaluable help, and he could help us further in the future. And you're willing to potentially throw that away because of his race and because he has a trapdoor in his home!? I won't be a part of it, that much is for sure."
 

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Lily looks at Garrett, then back at Laena. Closing her fist, she extinguishes the light. "You're right. I shouldn't let my curiosity get the better of me like that."
 
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Garrett: HP = 62, PP = 43, EP = 77, Status = Fine
Laena: HP = 67, PP = 56, EP = 46, Status = Fine
Lily: HP = 62, PP = 88, EP = 62, Status = Fine, +14 Perception

Garrett was suddenly dropped into complete darkness as Lily released her spell, such happening before he could check the locked door thoroughly. There was a crack underneath, that much he knew, but he wasn't sure how big.
 

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The area around him suddenly darkened, he glanced back at his light source with a frown.

"Well sorry I have to make sure where we are staying is a safe place. And if you ladies are already scared of something that you don't know, it probably won't be a smart thing to follow me on my 'quest' anyways. I'm pretty sure whatever is in here is most likely going to be a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most dangerous."

Yeah yeah, manners and respecting the people's house and stuff.

Giving a heavy sigh, he knew that it wouldn't help to make them both mad at him for this. It was time for compromise.

"All right... I won't go into that locked room. But could we at least check out the other door?"
 

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Now THAT made Laena mad. "I am not afraid of that godsdamn basement or anything that may be in it, and you are not going to get me to go along with this just to prove that I'm not! And don't even try to turn this into 'I'm making sure we're safe!' You're just curious and you know it! Now get back up here!" she shouted, her face flushed red with annoyance and anger as she glared at the trapdoor.
 

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Lily stiffens with anger as Garrett accuses her of cowardice, of all things. How dare he? But instead of letting herself be goaded, Lily closes her eyes to calm herself down before replying. "If you're so brave, then what do you need light for? Just scream if you need help."
 

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He winced a bit, not really going for that intended reaction. He honestly was just saying if they were this scared of doing this, they probably would be better off not following him anywhere. Maybe the tone of his voice gave the wrong message... And Leana was PARTIALLY correct. He really did have some inkling of worry to see if it was really a safe spot for them to have shelter at the house. But he'd admit, curiosity was a good 3/4ths of his excuse to check the basement.

"Woah woah woah! Calm down! I wasn't trying to offend. I'm sorry."

Giving a defeated sigh, he started to climb the stairs.

"Look I won't go in there ok? I honestly was just curious. I'll go head to bed alright?"

He did just that. Heading to what he assumed was the bedroom, he crawled into bed, but blinked and remembered there was only 2 beds. Giving a sigh, he put a blanket on the floor and made a makeshift pillow out of another blanket. As he closed his eyes, he remembered something his father had told him before.

There is nothing more scary than the wrath of a woman.
 
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Garrett: HP = 62, PP = 43, EP = 77, Status = Fine
Laena: HP = 67, PP = 56, EP = 46, Status = Fine
Lily: HP = 62, PP = 88, EP = 62, Status = Fine, +14 Perception

Garrett found that two of the three doors led to bedrooms, one of which looked to have been slept in recently and was no doubt Canderous's bed. The other was in a larger room that was also cluttered with assorted artifacts. Both were made and had plenty of blankets for him to use to make a makeshift bed on the floor. The two women were left alone with Garrett's departure, but he wasn't far away by any means. They would have some privacy from him until Canderous returned, but they would have to be very quiet lest they alert Garrett to what they were speaking of.
 

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Lily turns to look at Garrett as he heads to the bedroom. As the door swings shut behind him, she becomes aware that she's suddenly alone with Laena. The angelic looking sidhe moves towards one of the chairs as if to sit down, but hesitates and remains standing. Instead, she turns to look at the cute harpy and quietly motions her closer with a suddenly serious expression as her purple eyes seek Laena's. "So... how do you really feel about Garrett?" the sidhe says quietly, so as to avoid being heard by Garrett.
 

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"Good, you've got some sense in your head!" Laena said loudly as Garrett climbed up the stairs to the house proper. She hopped away towards the table as he got to the top, in part to not look at him and in part to pour herself one last cup of tea and downed it. He's going to get himself in so much trouble with an attitude like that she thought, groaning inwardly at much of what had happened today. Once the man was out of the room and Laena had finished her drink, Lily motioned to her. The harpy looked at the beautiful woman for a moment, wondering what she wanted, but she slowly hopped her way. The question took her aback a bit, but in a way it was what she was thinking about anyway. "Um, well... I do like him. I really do... but he was acting like an idiot for most of today" she said, being fairly honest about it.
 

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"Uuugh.." He softly moaned, trying to make himself comfortable. It was hard for him to sleep, being in somebodies house that he wasn't 100 percent sure could be trusted. His senses were still wide awake, and no matter what he tried to do he couldn't seem to fall asleep. At least he had avoided temptation and chose Canderous's room instead of the one filled with artifacts. Then instead of trying to sleep, he'd probably be playing around with those instead.

Listening to the woman talk was somewhat soothing. Granted, he didn't understand a word they were saying through closed doors, but it at least reassured him they were still safe. Perhaps he was growing way too paranoid, as he would even think of the dumbest scenario as these blankets trying to choke him in his sleep or something.

"Well that thought didn't help..." Pulling down the covers from his neck, he let only his legs lying underneath the sheets. Alot was running throughout his head, even to the point he couldn't concentrate on just thinking about one question. Every time he thought of one question, it would bring up another query he had. All this talk and so much to take in. His head started to feel heavy, exhausted from trying to keep up with his own train of thought. But perhaps that was for the better, as he soon found his tired brain going slower and slower as his eyelids grew more heavy. Finally, somehow, he fell asleep.
 

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Lily shifts her weight, moving a little closer to the harpy as if by coincidence. "He did seem pretty nice until Canderous told us that he's a demon." Lily lets her gaze wander on the harpy, though soon enough they return on Laena's face. So. They apparently had sex. But earlier Garrett said that they're only friends. I hope that means they don't take it too seriously. Flirting a little won't do any harm, at least. Lily's wings flutter a little in nervousness, though none of that shows on her face as she tilts her head a little. "Are all harpies as cute as you are?" Lily lifts her hand as if to touch Laena's face, then lets it drop.
 
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