[ Delphine reaches in, seizing Tony roughly by the shoulder and hauling him out of the cell on unsteady feet, before a noise comes from down the hall. The shout of that guard who'd been there moments before--
And something else. Ghastly, monstrous, warped and unnerving, somewhere between a laugh and a roar. Then the hall beyond is eerily quiet. Quiet enough to hear the catch in the blood mage's voice as she draws Tony near, holding him almost like a shield in front of her.
The bloodied blade lifts, resting against his throat, as she watches. Waits.
The torch just outside the cell suddenly snuffs itself out. Silence. Delphine clearly can't take it anymore, barking out to the dark hallway beyond: ]
...take one more step, and I'll slit his throat right here and now! Understand?
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And something else. Ghastly, monstrous, warped and unnerving, somewhere between a laugh and a roar. Then the hall beyond is eerily quiet. Quiet enough to hear the catch in the blood mage's voice as she draws Tony near, holding him almost like a shield in front of her.
The bloodied blade lifts, resting against his throat, as she watches. Waits.
The torch just outside the cell suddenly snuffs itself out. Silence. Delphine clearly can't take it anymore, barking out to the dark hallway beyond: ]
...take one more step, and I'll slit his throat right here and now! Understand?