*Knock* *Knock*

"Is everything all right in there?"

The sound of someone knocking suddenly emanated from the door to the room as Frarn pulled in the handle, yet the door remained shut as it was locked. The dwarf stared down at the handle for a moment, surprised to see that Doin had locked the door; before shrugging it off.

"Do ye need any refreshments?" Frarn called through the door, placing one ear against the wooden surface to listen for what was going on on the other side. 

What business his father had with the mysterious girl that required him to lock his room was questionable at best. Though Frarn chose not to judge, as Doin was in his white years and so deserved a modicum of extra privileges and peace.

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"It's us!" Suddenly sounded the muffled voice of Donald from within the bag as they had heard Ashei's question. His voice was quickly followed up by Astrid's, as the girl shouted out as loud as she could.

"She's a maniac, she's kidnapped us!" Screamed astrid as she wriggled around in the bag, doing her best impression of 'the damsel in distress'!

"Yes; yes, she stole us from your mistress! ... I was actually her prisoner, you see!"

"[b]Don't tell her that![/b]" Astrid quickly reacted to Donald's revelation, giving him a light flick in his shoulder with her healthy arm as she sneered at him.
"[i]We're trying to deescalate this whole mess, not make it bigger![/i]"

Astrid whispered furiously to him, and Donald held up a hand with a confident smile in return.

"[i]Hey, gotta make sure we piqued her interest![/i]" Donald chuckled confidently, giving Astrid a reassuring hug with his other arm.
"[i]Besides, we'll just vanish in the transition... [/i]"