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[b][u]The Tower: Group A[/b][/u]

Selan, being the first to reach the doors, took a deep breath and reached for one of the doorknobs. She turned it slowly, but a clicking sound told her it was locked. [I]Of course.[/I] She looked to the others. "Maybe it's stuck..." she said, trying the knob again, then the other. Still locked.

"Perhaps there's a way down from another floor," she offered. "It looks like it locks from the other side. Let's keep going up for now."

The Pride continued their ascent up the stairs, and they came to another set of doors. This time, it opened easily. "Estelle, you should go first, just to be safe."

Estelle nodded solemnly, keeping her hand on the grip of her sword. She pushed the door open and looked both ways. After a pause, she waved the others inside.

There were dozens of suits of armor on display, and large, ornate swords and helmets mounted on the walls. They were all much too large for a typical person. Other than that, there wasn't much else. It was dark, but Selan didn't think she could see another door on the other end of the hallway. But there was something odd about the feeling of the corridor. 

"Marcus, can you feel it? There's a strange aura coming from somewhere in this room." Selan said, looking around.

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[b][u]The Tower: Group B[/b][/u]

While Moira and Syed were discussing the situation with Atlas, Lisette was busy testing the "eyes" of the paintings by walking back and forth and seeing if they followed her. They certainly did, causing her to stand rigidly in the center of the hallway, quite a ways away from the rest of the group. [url=http://static.tumblr.com/sjqdyb5/Pl9m2seuj/tumblr_lz39xpfi4h1qi7qkho1_500.gif]"These are so creepy!"[/url] she whined.

Kapi trotted along next to her, sniffing constantly. He seemed to perk up next to one of the paintings ([url=http://www.galleryintell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Juan-Miguel-Palacios.jpeg]a particularly frightening portrait of an old woman[/url]), and began doing something that looked an awful lot like trying to wedge his head beneath the enormous frame.

"Kapi, don't touch anything...!" Lisette scolded. "We don't know if these are going to, like, start floating or something..."

The capybara continued to nudge against the painting, causing it to wobble, then finally pitch forward.

The conversation between the others was interrupted by Lisette's high-pitched scream as the giant painting fell towards her. Kapi merely walked a few inches out of the way, while Lisette backed up against the opposite wall. The painting hit the floor flat with a [i]slam[/i], just inches from her feet. A thick cloud of dust burst forth from the painting as well as the old rug that stretched down the hallway, causing Lisette to cough and cover her eyes.

When the dust finally cleared, Lisette had dust all over her face and hair. She looked for Kapi, to find him sitting in a triumphant pose. "Kapi, that was so danger-- [i]ah![/I] Kapi, you're a [i]genius![/I] Look everyone!"

Caked in dust and nearly blended into the wall, there was a door in the spot where the painting stood.