Count Brass says:
"She can't be everywhere at once. The monsters surrounding us are of no concern to such heroes as we, but Lolth herself is the greatest obstacle.
"So I could attack her, holding her attention whIle the rest of you escape up on of these five threads extending overhead. I can surely hold her attention for long enough, I am sure of it."
"What an imperishable addition to my legend, to grapple with the Demon Queen in the very pit of Hell!
"But it wouldn't do to have her get her hands on the runestaff. I shall have to hand it to someone for safe keeping.
"Ah, but which thread to follow? The black one is anchored in a tower of skulls.
The orange thread emerges from a volcano''s throat.
The green thread grows out of a tower of vines and leaves.
The white thead comes from a box full of whirling winds.
And the blue thread leaps up from a crystalline geyser, as clear as it is cold.
"With respect, your Eminence, this is not your cross to bear. Neither you nor your people were the ones who invoked Lolth's ire toward our world. We are the ones who originally pulled this tiger's tail; we are the ones who must take responsibility and deal with the beast..
ReplyDelete"If Brother Aquila is correct that the physical form of this demon can be destroyed, then perhaps we would best be served by combining our physical and spiritual manpower and driving the creature towards the orange thread."