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| - The man in the hall, Dancer, pushes back his hood and greats Artan, calling him 'Tay'. Artan assures Dancer that his own concern is for the Empire, as always. Dancer warns Artan to stay in the dining room until the conflict above ends if he does not wish to be involved, then leaves, seemingly going upstairs. Artan admits that 'Tay' stands for Tayschrenn, High Mage of the Empire, when asked by Kiska. They talk whilst awaiting the end of the conflict between the Claw and the Old Guard above.
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| - The man in the hall, Dancer, pushes back his hood and greats Artan, calling him 'Tay'. Artan assures Dancer that his own concern is for the Empire, as always. Dancer warns Artan to stay in the dining room until the conflict above ends if he does not wish to be involved, then leaves, seemingly going upstairs. Artan admits that 'Tay' stands for Tayschrenn, High Mage of the Empire, when asked by Kiska. They talk whilst awaiting the end of the conflict between the Claw and the Old Guard above. After a long period of silence, they hear a tapping sound going back and forth across the ceiling, then there is a strong magical presence and the sounds of conflict above, ending with a woman's scream of rage. As Hattar refuses to stay behind and guard Kiska, they all head upstairs. They walk down a hall and enter a long rectangular room. Kiska counts about a dozen corpses here and there, all of them Claws, with a concentration of them near some broken balcony doors. Surly sits in a chair and Possum is bandaging her hand, which was injured in an acid attack by Sergeant Ash, whose body lies on the floor next to the chair. Surly and Tayschrenn have a tense conversation. When Topper, who is also injured, enters the room, Surly tells Tayschrenn that the Claw are now part of the command structure. Tayschrenn then orders Hattar to take Kiska back to the dining room. When they get there, Kiska asks about the red powder she noticed on the floor upstairs and Hattar explains that it is Otataral, a magic deadening substance. Soon after, both of them fall asleep.
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