The ThinkerEdric still made no movements as I threw the charge just under him only to hear nor see anything. The charge did not go off and I wondered if the fire cap inside it had failed or gotten wet. Nothing changed with Edric, however, as he continued to peer out the window in such a horrid pose. I had no choice now but to either fix the charge and try again or shoot him with the salt round that I had devised. I had one extra fire cap if I could reach the charge and put it on top, I could light it ablaze again.
Naturally, I covered my bases and approached with my pistol held on his form in the darkness. Slowly but surely, I moved across the floor as quietly as I could muster until I was just behind Edric. It was then that his form seemed to melt away from a solid state and to that of a
