Erilee couldn"t trust herself to speak, so she half shrugged her shoulders and barely nodded. The witch finder watched her carefully and then nodded himself. In a heartbeat he had a hold of her tunic and yelled “ANSWER ME!” he shouted so loudly that it left her ears ringing.
With a trembling lip, Erilee managed the barest whisper. “Yes.” Rapidly becoming aware of the peril she faced, Erilee looked back to Snook for support. The man who had seemed so nice and friendly before stared back at her with a blank expression. There was no support there. His eyes flickered towards something, and Erilee saw the immense rock creature enter the room from steps below. It towered over everything in the room, just standing near the desk where it had positioned itself, not making a movement or a sound.
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