One immediately speaks in Minocquanee’s voice, saying in broken elvish that the other ingoeth is the leader, and should be taken prisoner and exchanged for free passage. The party positions itself behind it, and soon sees two ingoeth emerge out of it. Soon, grinding is heard, suggesting that the elevator is descending. The party finds a curved passage sloping up, and soon comes to the same part of the maze where they fought the first troll – near the elevator. After some debate, Enkidu gives him his dagger (which actually belongs to Brandon), and the earth goblin scampers up the chute. He is also stealthy, and can converse with the ingoeth in Undercommon, if need be. Given the difficulty of their situation, they decide to take a risk, and send Minocquanee up – the only person who can fit inside. Enkidu, as perhaps the least susceptible to it, is given the item, to hold, for the time being.Ĭontinuing around the maze, the group finds another food (or waste chute). Brandon attempts to bond with the ring magically, but the need to move on interrupts the process. As the group rests, he attempts to bond with it, but concludes by saying that the ring is evil, and says that the best thing to do is to throw it in the lake, but Miletus expresses some interest in it, if only to learn more about his sundered people, or to use it as a bargaining chip. Is it important? Is it the real thing? Enkidu wonders why it was placed here, so close to the prison, but then supposes that its acquisition was so difficult that the ingoeth could not have imagined that anyone could have taken it. Perhaps the ingoeth will accept a compromise, and let the prisoners go in exchange for the ring. Hiding out in the labyrinth for a while may be an option – aside from the slimy creature, the monsters down here are probably becoming rare, now that their generation seems to have ceased. Enkidu presses for a rest, but the fear is that the ingoeth will bring reinforcements if the party delays. In one chamber, they encounter another slimy creature, which they dispatch owing to its slow speed. The party makes it out of the chamber intact, but after having descended, soon finds themselves in another labyrinth. The way back leads ultimately to the grotto, which may now be occupied by the jailers, so it is decided to run through the octagonal chamber under fire, and to descend down the stairs, and hope that another way up is found. It appears that they are pinned, having no effective way to respond to the shooters. Ingoeth voices shout commands to one another, and arrows start raining down into the opening. As the party wonders how they will exit, their jailers suddenly appear at the edge of the newly-created sinkhole.
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