Manor of Origin (REDUX)

With careful haste, the group makes their way out of condemned section of the manor and back to the 2nd floor library. If anything happened along the way, nobody noticed.

The group once again finds themselves in the rather spacious library, stack of books, comfy looking chairs, and the odd loose page scattered around the room. The fire still roaring, and the atmosphere still calm considering it's location. Lance drops his weapon to the floor with a thud that knocks over several piles of books, and Archie slumps into a chair looking quiet pale. The child breathes steadily in Faux's arms.

Archie has already fallen asleep, his breathing a bit labored and his face pale and sweaty, but sleeping none the less. Lance also doesn’t seem to be paying attention, he’s staring off into space, if he heard Faux he certainly isn’t showing it.

Faux’s recollection of mages doesn’t discount the possibility of this research being conducted, or even endorsed. The ethics of magical research is limited at best, and the use of human test subjects is not uncommon. For the most part, as long as the public at large doesn’t notice, mages are free to experiment as they please. Though certain Magic or behaviors will earn you a sealing designation ( has to be a threat to humanity at large, ie Cataclysms) this is not one of those things.

However, this isn’t something that was even mentioned at the University. Faux would certainly have heard at least whispers about it, he did pay attention in class, anything for the dream.

The girl continues to sleep despite all the shouting. Though she does wriggle under her makeshift blanket, and whimper.
A nightmare perhaps.
Archie is out for the count it seems as he also ignores the uproar.
Lance continues to stare blankly.

As the Party settles down to sleep Banshee takes watch at the door.
During the first few hours of her shift, nothing noteworthy happens. The fire crackles, the child wriggles in her sleep.
During the third hour however, faint noises can be heard from just outside the door.
The movements are careful, the noise deliberately muffled, just barely registering in the ears of Banshee.
This continues for about ten minutes, the door itself is never disturbed. Then the noise disappears and does not reappear.
Banshee's shift ends, it is time to wake either Faux or Inquisitor.