Hero Quest, episode nineteen
The Escape
Character Sheet
Race: elf
Class: bard
Background: scholar/street urchin
The king advances. The chamber is coming down behind him. A wave of blistering heat comes before him, washing over you and disorientating your brother.
“We have to go!” You cry.
Your brother blinks at you in confusion.
“Come on!” You grab his shoulder and spin him around, then push. He runs, but his gait is sluggish and unsteady.
The crash of falling stone and the king’s roar follow you. Your brother half-trips, lurching forward. You grab his arm, pull it over your shoulders, then with one hand still pressed against his back, you run.
You and your brother flee from the hall, down into the darkened passage, its rough hewn walls now lit with the ghostly orange flickering of fire light from behind.
As you go, your brother grows stronger and more alert. By the time you exit the passage, back into the lake filled cavern, he’s taken his arm from your shoulders and is running by himself.
You exit the passage, onto the lake’s shore with the flaming king only a few paces behind.
The passage collapses, but then the cave-in ceases. The cavern within which you now stand remains strong.
You and your brother grind to a halt before the ferryman. He glances from your brother, to you, to your brother again. “It cannot be,” he murmurs.
“Nowhere to run!” The king growls behind you. “Ferryman! Seize them.”
The ferryman shudders and hesitates, then giving a quick bow to the king, steps towards you.
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