Round 48

Sister Hale strained against the unseen force holding her back, her holy symbol clutched tightly in one hand as she desperately tried to reach Gravedigger Renn. The massive chitinous limb re-emerged from the darkness, its claws scrabbling against stone mere inches from Jeane's face. The cleric's eyes were wide with fear as she fought against the pull, her voice laced with urgency as she called out to Gravedigger Renn. "You're coming with us—I don't care what you think about 'the awakening' or those tunnels." She dug her heels into the ash-covered ground, but whatever was pulling her gained purchase, threatening to drag her back down.

The city guard leader growled, his hand tightening on his sword hilt as he took a step closer to the party. The air was thick with tension, the only sound the scuttling creatures emerging from the tunnels and the low, raspy voice whispering in their ears: "You should have listened..." Sister Hale's face twisted in determination as she pulled against her restraints, her eyes fixed on Gravedigger Renn's worried face. The cleric's exhaustion and fear were palpable, but her resolve remained unbroken.