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[b][u]Thaum: Group B[/b][/u]

“Eeeeeep.”

Aria had always tried her hardest to stay away from places like this. Not that she was scared, of course, [i]not at all[/i]. It merely gave her creeps, and she edged away from the various painting on the walls, trying her hardest not to look at any of them and oh Gods above did [url=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s1c-47R21dM/UiTYx_p6oHI/AAAAAAAAD54/vNZOGJ97AMM/s1600/doll-head-and-teeth-paintin.gif]that painting[/url] just blink? And now it was staring right at her, smile almost seeming to widen. 

She edged closer to Moira, Syed and Atlas discretely, a small part of her almost preferring to be outside. The atmosphere inside the tower was unsettling, as if there were unseen things crawling and creeping around them just waiting to jump out. 

“[i] "Do... we even have time to look?"[/i]

All Aria wanted to do was leave, but it was likely that the rest of the guilders had reached the tower as well. Before she could formulate a reply Lisette screamed, the shrill sound followed by a loud [i]BANG![/i], making the illusionist jump and give an answering shriek before she looked up, hands clutching at her pounding heart at the fallen painting and hidden doorway. 

[i] "Kapi, that was so danger-- ah! Kapi, you're a genius! Look everyone!"[/i]

“H-How wonderful,” Aria meeped meekly, eyeing the set of heavy wooden double doors. There was a brass knocker in the shape of a twisted face while the protruding tongue acted as the handle. As much as she would love to open the door and see what horrors lay behind…

“Er, do any of you want the honors of opening the door? I think I’ll pass…”