"Well, we'll never get anything done standing around here Night Steel." Cole said looking at the locked cell door. "Hank, maybe sending Garek with the others wasn't such a good idea. Fortunately, he isn't the only one who can quietly open a door." Cole then retreived the Stone from its pouch. Using his Gem-based Telekinesis to undo any locks on the door, he noted his powers felt somewhat more sluggish thanthey were earlier in the day when he broke the door to Yarfell's armory like a graham cracker. The Mentalist slowly pushed opened the door. The child Ingeld sat directly opposite him on the far end of the cell. Her appearance was still unsettling to the Mentalist, but he kept telling himself that it was due to her illusion powers. "Somebody get this kid out of her," he said pointing to the terrified youth by the door, "I..I'm going to try an talk to the girl. Hank, if something goes weird...shoot her." Cole cautiously walked into the cell, noticing that the blue glow of the Stone of Zarpathos faded as he stepped inside. "Great."
'Its just an illusion, she doesn't really look like that,' he repeated in his mind as he slowly walked over to the young girl.
Her focus shifted quickly from the dark-clothed one, to the boy, to the others at the door, and back again; all the while clutching her doll tightly. When the dark-clothed one neared she pushed her back to the wall as she much as she could. She then saw him stop within a few feet of her and kneel, putting himself at her eye level.
"Hello." Cole said to Ingeld in a near whispering tone, "Don't be afraid." The Mentalist knew Ingeld looked very dangerous in her illusory image but felt he had to try talking to her anyway. If he only knew that she was even more afraid of him. His dark clothing reminded her of the one who put her here in the dark prison cell.
Unfortunately for Cole and the others, their presence only made her more distressed.
"My...my name is Cole," He said, placing his hand on his chest before pointing to the others, "That's Hank, Night Steel, and Garrett. We're going to help you get out of here." He then slowly extended his hand, attempting to reach out to her.
"What's you're name?" He asked the terrified young girl.
*Honk* she um,.. honked, thinking the dark-clothed one may try to harm her. Ingeld was not so quick to be fooled by the words of a stranger a second time.
Cole immeadiately pulled his hand back. Pausing for a moment, he then glanced back at the others. "Did any of you guys catch that?" he asked.
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