[center][b]Sarah's Request[/b][/center]

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A dark temple long abandoned, a quest for a powerful artifact, a rescue mission for lost dwarves, dangerous traps throughout. Kasim couldn't help the smile on his face, nor was he really aware of his own expression as he examined the foreboding surroundings. It wasn't quite as grand as he'd expected from the exterior, but whoever built it had certainly gotten the oppressive dungeon atmosphere right. He was already feeling like this would make for a grand tale when it was all said and done. Maybe one of the others in the group would fall in a bottomless pit and Kasim could grab them at the last second. There had to be a bottomless pit somewhere in this place, Kasim could tell that much just by how it looked, and that sort of quick heroic rescue was almost a required component for a good tale of a retrieving some all-powerful artifact. The jumpy one, Eins, wouldn't be a good candidate for the pit rescue, her equipment would make her heavy enough that it'd probably take two of them to pull her up, and that sort of diluting of the heroic credit just wouldn't do. Maybe saving the spider lady could turn it into some sort of tale of romance, the grateful damsel falling for her savior, but even Kasim wasn't deluded enough to find that a likely turn of events; besides, she seemed to have sharp enough eyes that the chance of her stumbling into a trap wasn't great. Naream though, that would work just fine; the distressed party needn't always be a damsel after all.

As Kasim was resolving to make sure Naream would be the one to fall for the inevitable bottomless pit trap, the rumble of the exit shutting shook him from his thoughts. Just as he couldn't help the smile, he couldn't help the chuckle that was his response to this turn of events. Of course the entrance would slide shut. No ancient temple worth its salt, much less one holding a sacred artifact, would let the merry band of adventurers run away when things got tough. Anyone who'd heard their fair share of tales around a campfire would know that much. Apparently Eins had not had the benefit of such an education in adventure, given her angered and violent reaction. One couldn't help the failings of others, so Kasim had heard somewhere, and it applied well enough here. He was about to speak up when Eins went down the left corridor and started shoving at the door. He watched, bemused, for a few moments before making his way toward her.

"They blunted a chisel trying to open one of these things. I would be shocked if they didn't try brute force before that. Feel free to keep it up though." Kasim looked all round the corridor as he spoke and walked, looking for a switch of some kind. He paid special attention to the walls just by the door as he neared them, and the door itself as well as he could with Eins shoving at it. "They must have found the proper way to open the thing, and I think if we figure it out then we can use our knowledge on the other doors in this place. They all look the same, at least." Kasim ran an absentminded hand through his hair as he thought and looked for the way to open the door, tuning out the various sounds of his companions's exertion and page turning as best he can to concentrate.