The Inquisitor clutches the sealed ledger and snaps toward the door. Sir Eleutherius shifts first, sword low, eyes fixed on the hallway. The Clerk hugs his satchel as if it might save him.
The Inquisitor
We move now. If they mean to strike, they will do it in the passage.
Outside, boots scrape on stone. A shadow passes the cracked doorway, then another. The study feels too small for the truth it holds.
Frieda
The ledger must leave the monastery intact.
Sir Eleutherius
Frieda, keep close. If they rush us, I hold the front.
A hard knock lands on the outer hall door. Then a voice, faint but urgent, calls for surrender in the Bishop's name. The Clerk goes pale.
The Clerk
They have found us already...
✓ Quest Accepted
Protect the sealed ledger from the Bishop's men
“Does the Inquisitor know of a secret way out of this study?”
YES, AND MORE (Likely, rolled 13)
The Inquisitor
There is a passage behind the tapestry, but it leads only to the crypts, and the air there is thick with the smell of rot.
The Inquisitor
The crypts are a tomb for the living as much as the dead, yet it is the only path that does not lead through their blades.
He gestures toward the heavy, moth-eaten fabric on the far wall, his eyes cold and calculating as he weighs the risk of the dark tunnels against the steel waiting in the hall.
“I pull back the tapestry and inspect the passage”
SUCCESS (Legendary Perception, rolled +1)
Frieda steps in close and drags the tapestry aside.
Stonework gives way to a narrow arch, black within, with damp air breathing out from below.
Frieda
A stair leads down.
The Inquisitor
There. You see why I would rather trust the crypts than the corridor.
Sir Eleutherius
Then move, and keep the ledger high. We have no time left.
Behind them, the hall door shudders under a fresh удар, and the Clerk recoils into silence near the desk.
Quest Complete
Protect the sealed ledger from the Bishop's men