>>5194544>>5194545>>5194556>>5194557>>5194564>>5194573>>5194584>>5194604>>5194607>>5194621>Introduce yourself and demand she engage you in battle.>And if we're going to have to fight her, don't just slap her, take out our white glove we carry around to challenge people to duels with and throw it at her.“I am Alphonse Von Gundyr.” You declare, your voice steely–this is no ordinary monster. You tug a thick glove from your left hand and toss it to the ground beneath her. You shall not allow such embarrassment again. “And if you’re to claim such arrogance, subhuman, then you will back your words with blood. I challenge you to a duel.”
“Oh, my. A challenge to duel with your glove? How romantic.” Lady Ava sighs, her gaze drawn to the cloth before her. “I might just fall for you, little <span class="mu-i">haut monde</span>. But, unfortunately, I have more important affairs to attend to than a petty duel. And besides..”
She draws her rapier against the ground and flings her cloak upward. In the mere seconds’ gap of obscuration, you find her before you all at once–she stands atop your low greatsword now, both feet along its edge. You feel no shift in weight. “I hardly think it fair to fight a man who can barely lift his sword.” She whispers.
You shake the blade along its hilt to fling her off, but she steps off with grace all the same. “Bah! A cheap move. I was not yet prepared.” You excuse yourself, a bead of cold sweat on your forehead–she knows just as well as you do how poor of a match-up this could be, with your bum knee and sword’s weight against her agility. If you could get some distance, your rifle might prove of use, but.. “And what, pray tell, could a monster have to do that bears any sort of importance?”
“Hm? Well, I’m off to the bottom, of course. I make the pilgrimage every five years or so, but lo and behold, a rather pigheaded noble’s gotten in my way.” She smirks. With a flourish, she sheathes one of her rapiers. “Now, if you’d excuse me, I’m off for a visit..”
“The bottom?” You demand. “A bold lie, even for a monster–no one has seen the bottom layer since the CATACOMB’s discovery.”
“Ah–the discovery. You lot are so presumptuous.” Lady Ava scoffs. “Do you really think a dungeon of such magnitude a mere 10 years old? It’s been around for much, much longer than that–more like 150 or 200, by my measure. I’ve undertaken the journey many times now.”
>Challenge her again to a duel. If you win, she’s to lead you to the bottom herself.>Demand proof of her ridiculous claims.>Demand information on shortcuts or alternative routes to the lich.>Write-In. 