A nice little group of rooms, perfect for a workshop and living area.

After venturing through the kitchen stores area, Sileas indeed found a small group of rooms. Aside from the entrance, there were no doors but the set up was perfect. The largest room had a large stone table and shelves along one wall. The other two rooms were smaller and would be nice sleeping areas for herself and Questa. "This is perfect. We can bar the door when we are in here and if we can find the key, we can lock the room when we're not in here."

Questa prowled around, inspecting the rooms herself. "It will do for a lair. But too bad there's only one way out, right, and frough the bloomin' kitchen."

"Sileas, is that you?" Lek called nervously from the stairs. This cellar seemed too deep, and it reminded him of the coal mines.

In reply to Questa Cort (msg # 3):

"Once we get it cleaned up, we might find something. Castles and keeps usually have secret tunnels through places. I can't imagine this isn't part of one." Sileas paused and turned toward the door. "Lek. How did he find us already?" She eased herself from the room, which wasn't visible from the stairs, thank goodness. Sileas stepped into the light. "Hello, Lek."

Lek held up the map. "We need to save Papa."

"I know we do. I have some plans, God be willing, that Xavier finds the manor still intact." Sileas gave her cousin a reassuring smile.

Lek thrust the parchment at Sileas.

"Look, Ila drew a map of the island. We just need to show it to sailors- someone is bound to recognize it."

"It's a very good lead. We just need to find some sailors. I doubt any of Wulfsen's men know much about the sea." Sileas studied the map. She didn't know a lot about oceans and the like.

"Portside, we need to go to Portside." Lek said. "There are a lot of sailors there."

Sileas let out a soft sigh. "It's a good idea but I was already threatened with arrest once when I tried to leave. Why don't you see if Papa will go with you?"