there's light at the edge of the darkness
Even Loren could only remain vigilant for so long. After spending the morning—or what he assumed was the morning, given how impossible it was to tell time accurately during LongNight—in the Rathskellar, pretending that guarding the door would do something, he’d finally been driven out by hunger pangs. He wandered out into the main part of the Temple, and grabbed some food. Scarfing it down quickly, he’d done a quick circuit of the area, just to confirm that all was well. Astra was at his side, of course; while she didn’t love being cooped up any more than he did, she trotted contentedly along, munching on the oats he’d gotten for her.
Then, he realized how much he needed to stretch his legs, and decided to do a much needed and much longer lap of the entire Temple. While it was probably too late to do any additional fortifying, he could at least check that the work they had done was holding up. Having already seen the main part of the Temple and the Rathskellar, he started by poking his head into the Infirmary. Unsurprisingly, all was well.
So he moved on to the covered path connecting to the Medical College. He hadn’t actually overseen the set-up of this part of the defenses—no that honor had gone to Phoebe and Remi, since the alchemist and the summoner hadn’t been speaking at the time—so it was past time he took a closer look at them. Emerging into the college proper, he started inspecting the bookshelves that had been placed in front of the windows. They seemed sturdy enough, so he continued down the row until he came to a door that used to lead to a courtyard. It seemed sealed shut, but he double checked, pressing against it with his paltry physical strength.
Then, he realized how much he needed to stretch his legs, and decided to do a much needed and much longer lap of the entire Temple. While it was probably too late to do any additional fortifying, he could at least check that the work they had done was holding up. Having already seen the main part of the Temple and the Rathskellar, he started by poking his head into the Infirmary. Unsurprisingly, all was well.
So he moved on to the covered path connecting to the Medical College. He hadn’t actually overseen the set-up of this part of the defenses—no that honor had gone to Phoebe and Remi, since the alchemist and the summoner hadn’t been speaking at the time—so it was past time he took a closer look at them. Emerging into the college proper, he started inspecting the bookshelves that had been placed in front of the windows. They seemed sturdy enough, so he continued down the row until he came to a door that used to lead to a courtyard. It seemed sealed shut, but he double checked, pressing against it with his paltry physical strength.
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