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DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"...Are you some kind of weirdo?" Alice asked, her face contorting in confusion. "Because I sure don't have land or money to pay a knight with."

"In other words...." Alice scratched her chin in thought.
"In other words, you'd be more my slave than a knight. I already have an excellent familiar anyways, so I'll delegate orders to you through him. For now, I'm going to go magic a dungeon until it gives me stuff."

Without further delay, Alice flipped the blanket-cape over her shoulder dramatically, following Mimi down the dark, mysterious stairs into danger.

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

Alice grumbled, looking back and forth between the dungeon entrance Mimi was quickly disappearing into, and the large man calling her over. As much as the temptation of the dark stairs downwards was, he was probably offering her candy to cheer her up. Such were the benefits of being such a young and talented mage.

"Well, you better make it quick, then." she crossed her arms, taking a few steps closer, but refusing to look directly at him.

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

Her brows furrowing, Alice's face managed to turn a tomato color as her shoulders began to tremble. Uttering a singular syllable, a large cone of paint spattered itself in Louis' direction, while also giving off a loud, shrill ringing noise that was audible throughout and even outside the tavern.

"Tell me where the dungeon is!" Alice shouted at the demon. "If I have to spend another moment with these guys, I think I'm gonna lose it, Mister Vulthathar!"

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

Alice stamped her foot, saying nothing as she turned her head away, puffing out her cheeks.

"...Alice begrudgingly concedes." she muttered, her face reddening. Damned democracy always got in her way. Still, she may have lost the battle, but Alice Loftheart would show them. She'd be so good they'd have to rename the group after her, and then give her titles to make her sound as great as she was. Something like "Milady", or "Princess". Giggling, a smile crept across her lips as she imagined crushing the world beneath her feet, shooting fire from her eyes as terrified non-wizards ran in terror...

Snapping out of it, Alice looked at her teammates.
"...Harumph!" she said, throwing her blanket-cape over her shoulders as she turned away again.

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"Hang on, now. Whispers? That's no party name." Alice said, hopping down from her chair. With her blanket-cape, she was no doubt an intimidating sight.

"Whispers are quiet, and don't do anything. What we want is for people to know our party has a bang. It has pizzazz. To that end, we should name it after the best wizard who ever lived."

She paused for a second, sipping her hot chocolate before adding, "The strongest wizard is me, by the way. We should be Team Alice."

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"Behold my power, knave!" Alice Loftheart shouted. In all the ego-stroking, she cast Comfy seven more times, and several more chair and drink sets now littered the room.

Taking a sip of her hot chocolate, still perched on her chair, the wizard turned to face the Demon, a smug grin on her face.

"I think we already know we're going to call ourselves Team: Alice, so write that down now." she declared.

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"Of course, any person deserves to see the might of ALICE LOFTHEART once in their pathetic lives." the wizard shouted, twirling her staff about. Speaking in an ancient and mysterious tongue, mana swirled around its length, her eyes glowing as a rift tore open in the fabric of space, and three things happened.

Firstly, a large, overstuffed chair crashed onto the floor next to the girls.

Secondly, a large blanket floated out from the shadows, with a large cat in a witch hat embroidered onto it. Alice leaped into the air, landing on the couch as she tied the blanket around her neck, billowing like a cape.

Thirdly, a large mug of hot chocolate appeared from a column of flame, dispensing itself in her hands. From her high perch, the young wizard grinned down at the innocuous human girl.

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"Harumph. I'll have you know, firstly, I don't need some weirdo protecting me. I'm a wizard. I know magic." Alice stated, crossing her arms.

"And as for you, I'll have you know there's nothing 'lesser' about me. I am the biggest and the bestest, and I have the strongest magics, and that's why I'm not worried about that guy kidnapping me. Can that man easily turn any room into a comfortable and relaxing reading den? I think not."

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"Well naturally I'm an uncommon sort." Alice smiled, placing a hand against her chest. Grinning, she immediately took the pen and signed the X in the biggest, floweriest handwriting she could muster.

Surely no signature would be larger than hers. She'd have a familiar read over the contract later.

"And yes, hood girl, I am pretty m- waitwhatdidyou." her eye twitched involuntarily.
"I'll have you know that my magic is the MOST IMPRESSIVE." she stamped her foot, scowling at this dark haired non-mage poser.

DUNGEON CRAWL!!! Super Fun Fantasy Dungeon Crawling I Guess

"Of course, something as insignificant as tobacco would have no effect on my wizard physiology." Alice placed her fists on her hips, laughing haughtily. Accepting the cigarette, she placed the smelly item between her lips, and with a snap of her fingers, produced a small flame to light it.

Immediately, she began to cough violently, doubling over as she dropped the cigarette.
"As you can s-" she cut off to dry heave. "...See, no effect."

"No doubt you are impressed by my constitutional prowess." she turned to face an easily impressed dark haired girl, still coughing into her hand, albeit looking much more composed.
"Prowess comes naturally. It's why the SODE so readily hired me on, you know."