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He listened to her speak and had to admit that she was as talented with words as she was know to be. There was no flattery, it was a neutral comment. He made a note to himself not to let her get close to him.

They wandered further into the passage, Huascar holding his forearm until it stopped bleeding. The further they got he was convinced know of where they where going however he could not see a reason why they would go there.

The basilisk had nested in that branch of the underdark a while ago but it was not amongst the list of priorities of Xuat, actually since it led to the temple of Vhaerun it was actually convenient for the Spider Queen and all the harlots that followed her.

Someone in Xuat would take notice of this and since Kanai's little excursion was to be kept secret he could claim to have defeated it single handedly and his new scars could prove it. There must be something to be gained from this.

A trial appeared lined by glowstones and further up was the temple of Vhaerun. It was carved into the dead end of the passage a large entrance that led deeper into the earth. If this was their destination he wondered what he could expect. Kanai would not be getting a warm reception, unless she had been here before which was unlikely because the basilisk was in the way. His allegiance was to her at the moment so he would try to reason with the templars. If that didn't work, he gripped his sword and smiled, he thought he would be ready for them. If he had killed that basilisk he could handle this.

In the distance he could see a figure dashing towards the entrance and shortly from what he thought was a smile crack in the side of the passage four figures emerged with swords drawn. They had been spotted and these where to investigate them or hold them off while the runner alerted whoever was in there of their presence.

Huascar placed a hand on his sword and motioned for Kanai to stop. The templars approached them cautiously but ready for a confrontation. They whore some kind of armor under their dark robes, he could hear the metallic clink of something underneath. “Who are you and why do you bring this woman here?” The drow in charged asked closing the distance closely with long strides.

He stopped when Huascar drew his sword. “Huascar, Captain In the Guard of Xuat. I killed that lizard blocking the way I think I have earned the right to bring anyone here.”

It made the leader of the pose pause to think but it only lasted a second. Huascar saw two of the templars try and circle around him and towards Kanai until his attention was diverted back to his speaker. “You will be rewarded accordingly but I don't think you can decide what your reward will be.” At the same time a group of eight emerged from the temple itself jogging towards them.

“I won't accept anything less than this.” He side stepped to put himself in the path of the two circling around him. “So tell me if we have come to an agreement or do you want to meet the same fate as that lizard?” He tried intimidating them.

It was a ruse, he doubted he could kill them all, he was still hurt from the clash with the basilisk. But he was certain that with some help from Kanai he could dispatch this group easily but questioned if that would be in time to prepare for the next wave.