Fifth Adventure 03.1: The Path of Light

"Huh..."

Spoiler:

Snarg points wildly at the Blue Orb. "There's ya a new one!" he sputters.

Higaide:
The ceiling goes up roughly 30'.

"What do you say we try throwing it at an angle?"

"Well, never expected that to happen..." Hanuel picks up the orb, inspecting it for damage.

Hanuel:
As you reach out for it, to your surprise your hands go right through the orb as though it wasn't even there.

"Oh, crap..."

Spoiler:

"You cannot touch the Orb...?"

Zeiss thinks for a moment. Then goes towards the pool.

"Prepare to catch me if need be."

He tries to go through the pool.

"I....huh..."

Higaide: Only if you were within arm's reach of a wall, as per the rule.

"Ehe hehe, this might bein' good." Snarg moves over to the location of the orb and readies himself, looking up at the ceiling.

The Blue Orb suddenly hovers into the air and travels towards the North door. When it gets near, the West door suddenly opens with an audible Ka-Klunk.

"Er ... or not." Snarg immediately abandons his post and goes over to the West door, peering inside.

Spoiler:

*Moves to check out the door.*

Zeiss stops himself in his movement.

"...Oh well. You won't play ball with me today Snarg."

Snarg:
You push on open air as the door is already completely open. The moment you pass through you enter another area, looking for all the world like a pasture, with several cows lazily chewing at the grass, and a very small barn nearby. You also hear a faint tune in the air, as if someone is playing a harmonica.

Zeiss follows Snarg.

"Curious-er and curious-er." Hanuel walks into the new room, wondering when they'd find their way out.

Snarg scratches himself on the ear and turns every which way. He watches Zeiss appear near him with mild curiosity and begins to follow the sound of the harmonica.

Snarg:
As you roam around the fairly large area, which is hemmed in by trees that are unnaturally close together, forming a natural wall, you start to realize that the tune isn't coming from any specific location. No matter where you move, the tune remains unchanging in direction and volume.

"Cows...?"

Zeiss looks around, confused.

"Someone is playing music now?"

"Aw, what...?" Snarg huffs. He steps uncertainly in several different directions before turning around completely and heading back in the direction of the barn.

Zeiss still follows him.

As you continue to explore the area you see a completely out-of-place marble rune implanted in the grass, which is the perfect size to accept the Blue Orb, which is still hovering near the west door in the central room.

There is also, though it is hard to see, the outline of what looks like a person, an Elf woman, who is frantically looking around.

"Ah." Snarg exlaims. He bounds back through the west door and attempts to grab the floating orb.