You augment the sword with the thunderbird charm. It can produce taser shocks at a short distance, electrocute with a touch or roast flesh with a slash. This should make it much easier to cut through your enemies.
Keeping an eye on Nyrial, you sneak carefully toward the dungeoun. You know that they know you are here now. There could be traps, but time is of the essence as long as they have hostages. Nyrial has remained silent and pensive this whole time. You wonder if watching Tara's torture got to her.
Suddenly, as you are walking, a slab of stone rises up behind you! It pushes Nyrial back and separates you. Another rises, then another and you have to dash forward to avoid being crushed. After the onslaught ends, you find yourself alone in a dark corridor. You feel around and find a gate with a keyhole. Perhaps this is the entrance to the dungeon. You insert the key you took from Tara, the lock twists and snaps into place, then you recite the words. "Aloras Zakra Metacoron."
You enter a lit room full of empty metal cells.
Much to your chagrin, you find no sign of Mary, but you do find two other hostages. Two girls, chained and unconscious. One is shackled in a cell with the door hanging open.
The other is locked up in a cell with a closed door, though you think you could pry it open if you had to.
What will you do?
