>>6157806>>6158198>>6158224"Femi, the other talisman, get rid of them. Quietly if you can." Impa orders her seer.
"Mistress, for talismans like this, there is no such thing as quiet, but I will try." Femi says taking the talisman gently out of its special box. He begins to whisper to it and cup his hands around it as the talisman curls and blackens like kindling until all that is left is a small ember. Opening his hands, Femi finishes his incantation and gently blows on the ember sending it drifting down the hall towards the door guards.
Like a firefly, the ember meanders its way towards its target, swaying back and forth as it flies. One guard perks up, noticing the ember. Extending out his hand, he reaches for the glowing mote. The ember settles on to his hand and he stares at it for moment. Then the glowing mote expands in massive burst of flame that consumes both guards in an instant. There is a *fwoosh* as the flames blast down the hall and past the Sheikah, reaching all the way to the far wall. The heat and light nearly blind and scorch the waiting Sheikah, but it fades quickly leaving an only slightly singed Femi and a cooling hallway with two blackened bodies lying in front of a charred door.
"Move." Impa says taking the lead past the bodies and through the door. On the other side, she finds a high-ceilinged workshop or storeroom filled with shelves of boxes, jars, and barrels. In the center of the room, surrounded by a wooden platform is the black, stone obelisk, glowing with Twili symbols. Rushing up the platform Impa hurries to the obelisk only to be stopped by an almost translucent barrier around the base. The barrier is interwoven with more Twili symbols and sparks when she tests it with her knife.
"Another damned obstacle." Sotrea curses as Impa orders Femi forward to take a look.
"Powerful magic Mistress I don't know if I can dispel it." Femi says holding up a talisman to the barrier. "But give me some time and I'll see what I can do."
Voices start sounding in the hall outside and Sotrea calls from the door that company is coming. Someone must have seen the fireball, or its aftermath.
>Barricade the door and buy Femi some time.>Send out a decoy force to draw attention and troops away from the room.>Hide and see if you can avoid the initial search.>[Write In] 