It has been several hours since Saibus has been in contact with Maryanne. They have both agreed to meet as soon as possible. Maryanne opened the teleportation network, opening the portal to the ruin where Saibus was located. The sound of the portal lighting up made Saibus realize that there was a powerful spell that hides the magic that the portal gives off even when it is turned off.
Saibus then used his eagle vision to find a secret room behind the study room where the portal is located and several research books. They take them with them to give them later to Maryanne and the Elders to let the archaeologists and researchers of the League see what they are about. Saibus enters the portal and comes out in ruin in the kingdom of Nilfgaard.
The teleportation room of the Aén Undod ruin in Nilfgaard is a rectangular room, longer than wide. It is a unique and harmonious mixture of wood and white stone. The room is illuminated by blue light balls, which are in the four corners of the room. Maryanne welcomes Saibus. Maryanne is a beautiful woman with long, obsidian hair. Her tiny ears and delicate nose give her an adorable look. This is combined with her thin and soft lips and those deep blue eyes, giving her a charming and seductive look. She wears a red top that highlights her eyes with a tight black pantaloon that shows off her butt and hips.
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"I'm glad to see you, Saibus, especially right now when most of the team members are dead or injured," says Maryanne with a sad and happy smile.
"Likewise, Maryanne, and sorry for your archaeology team," states Saibus with condolence.
"Thank you, and sorry for the late notice about the exploration of the ruin, but as you must have guessed, we were caught off guard. We just had time to find the exit and send you a message," says Maryanne.
"Don't worry. It's not the first time there's been an unforeseen event in a mission, and it won't be the last time," reassures Saibus.
"Well, let's go to our temporary study room so I can explain the situation." Maryanne walks out of the room with Saibus. She shows him the ruins already explored, which are much larger than the ones he studied.
Maryanne leads the way to the temporary study room as they discuss benign topics before moving on to serious and sensitive subjects.
The walk-through was quick, no more than a few minutes. Saibus and Maryanne arrive at a door, which Maryanne opens and enters. Saibus follows her and enters after her.
The room is a room of about fifteen square meters. The room is simple. It contains a long rectangular table with a map on it. Around the table, a dozen wooden chairs are installed. On the walls, some shelves are filled with old books that can go to dust with the slightest outside element.
The room is lit by candles placed everywhere, on the table, and on the walls...
Maryanne shows one of the seats to Saibus so that he can sit down, but this last refuses, indicating to her that he prefers to remain standing. Maryanne takes a bottle of alcohol and two glasses. She puts one in front of her and the other in front of Saibus. She fills the two before drinking ass dry his.
"Ah, I needed that," Maryanne says after drinking her glass.
"Is the situation that desperate?" questions Saibus, slightly intrigued by the non-normal behavior of his sister-in-arms.
"Yes," answers Maryanne sadly, shaking her head. She lets out a sigh before beginning to explain the situation to Saibus.
"As stated in the letter and transmissions, we landed here, and the room you came from was buried. When we arrived, we lost one person. We explored part of the ruin but found nothing significant. We suffered several deaths because we didn't expect that the Aen Undod had installed so many defenses to protect this place."
"We found the entrance and then sent news to the Council, which recovered the dead and sent more assassins, but none came because they were on the move all over the Continent. There are only about ten of us now, and many of them are not very good at fighting. They are more archaeologists than fighters. Of all of us, I'm the only one who won't get in your way, thanks to my mixed magic."
Maryanne explains the situation to Saibus during the next hour. She explains to him the layout of the explored rooms, which they cannot explore because of a landslide or water immersion. To finish with the only path left, which is guarded by elementals.
"Well, now that you understand the situation, what do you want to do?" asks Maryanne after explaining what is happening to Saibus.
"We can go, you and me, as an explorer discreetly and see exactly what is waiting for us in the room because you explained that you did not approach the room because elementals guarded the entrance. We can try to kill them thanks to their weaknesses and explore more the ruin. If the difficulty is too great, we go back the way we came and warned the Council that we have to wait for assassins to be available in the kingdom because we can't both continue." Saibus explains the following actions they will both take.
"Well, I'll follow you. You are the more experienced of the two of us. I'll just inspect if we find things I can know from studying archaeology," answers Maryanne to the road map Saibus has made.
"Well, let's get ready and go."