Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20150903185204/@comment-5583506-20150905233527

Scav noticed how several men wearing robes would enter the chamber from one of the dark entrances. They looked like ordinary people, nothing in particularly odd about them.

"Artus!" said a Nord to an Imperial wearing a lantern. "The Master does not want to be disturbed this evening. He has been straining himself and worked hard to fulfill the work. As if those bandits hiding in Swamplight weren't enough."

"I have to visit him", replied the young Imperial. "I saw people earlier. In Swamplight. They looked like guards and they are headed here."

The Nord lowered his eyebrows. "Well, that certainly doesn't sound very well. Are you sure they were guards?"

Artus nodded, his expression frozen and stern. "Yes. They were armed and carried lanterns. I think they are onto this sanctuary. We have to tell the Master to move. We can't be allowed to get disrupted. Not now. Not when we are so close."

The Nord nodded. "Aye. I will tell the others to gather arms. We need to keep those bastards away. At least long enough for the Master to escape with the wamasu heart."

Artus looked amused. "Wamusu heart?"

"It's... one of the ingredients", said the Nord. "Didn't... didn't the Master tell you?"

It was clear that Artus seemed disappointed in his Master's lack of faith in him. "No. No, he didn't. How did he find out?"

"Centures of persistent trying I guess? But that matters little. Especially when all the other Order members are working in their own corners of Cyrodiil trying to figure out all the right reagents. All we know for know is that the Great Work requires the heart of a wamusu to be completed."

Artus smirked. "Then I will make sure that this reagent is well protected. For now, gather the followers and order them to stand guard around every entrance to the swamp. Can't allow those guards to enter here."

"Will do."

The two robed men split up, with the Nord heading out the same way the Investigators and Vemirius had come from, while the Imperial named Artus headed off in another direction, presumably leading to whoever this "Master" was.

The coast seemed clear... for now...

"You are stronger than me", said Anhjari after feeling the pressure on the boards barricading the door. "Do you mind?"