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Alces quietly followed Muris closely. Every once in a while he would check behind them. He was concentrating so hard on trying to see anything that he didn't realize his invisibility spell was just about to wear off. The second it did he froze, looking like a deer caught in the headlights of a car, or in his case, an elk. Slamming himself against the wall and looking everywhich way, he looked like he was about to panic before he calmed himself down and cast a second spell on himself. This one though, was the chameleon rather than an invisibilty one. This would allow Muris to see him better if she needed to.

Slowing down his breathing again, and making it quieter he started after Muris again, staying as close to the wall as he could, and trying not to scrape either one of his antlers.

The mouse noticed her companion's shift from invisibilty to camouflage, and noted it for reference's sake. Still silent, she kept to the shadows where she could remain all but invisible, avoiding the torchlight itself as they approached the section of hallway it was in.

They were definitely in an unused territory. She'd never seen anything like it, but the cobwebs were enough to declare it as vacant. Still, it was closer to the entrance, and she supposed that the closer to the entrance they got, the more likely they would find a used territory and from there find where Winny was being kept.

Too much guesswork for her own tastes, but there was nothing to be done for it. Easily avoiding the light, Muris continued down the hallway until she reached a rather large, open room. There were fewer cobwebs in it, and so she assumed she was getting closer. She kept to the wall, avoiding torchlight in the middle of the room as best as she was able.



((That's okay, I have to go too. I have a PreCalc test tomorrow to study for and a quiz due tonight. >_<))

Aranea trailed her nails along the stone wall, eliciting a scraping sound as she did so. She was concealed, secure in this knowledge and could not resist spooking the two intruders before her. She felt the brush of cobweb, their movements having disturbed a long since abandoned web. She ignored it, following them still, pausing to check her bearings for even she had not explored all the Castellum had to offer. She believed them to be growing nearer to the living quarters...she would need to make her move soon. Once more she twitched the darts she held, ducking swiftly into an alcove and listening for any conversation they might carry out.

Muris caught her breath when the rather beautiful woman stepped out of the room in front of her. Scurrying back a bit, the mouse kept herself hidden in the shadows while she watched her..a second later, she realized that the woman wasn't actually a woman at all but a young man. It took a bit of effort to manage not to blush at her mistake, but this was a Moon Court creature, and it wasn't as though she ever intended to talk to him anyways. He would never know of her mistake at all.

Still, the man made her quite nervous. When she spotted the ears, she got a vague idea of why-- for some reason, he struck her as very catlike, and the mouse in her twitched at it. Slowly, she backed away to where she could take a few deep breaths without, hopefully, alerting the man to her presence.

Aranea slid to the front of the alcove, her nails still scraping the stone. She held her breath as she emerged again, curious as to why they appeared to have stopped. Looking past them her heart jolted, Feles! She bared her teeth; would the male Sun Court Fey attack him? If he did it would go badly for him - she would make sure of that. She slid a dart into her primary right hand, ready to take down the female...she reasoned that the drug would affect her quicker, and that she would be easier to contain.

((Note: for RP purposes, when Muris falls into enemy hands, Alces in the confusion, will be able to get to the tower and snatch Winny away. As Winny's current GMFC guardian and Neith are no longer together, I want that part resolved quickly. Muris will then become the person to rescue. biggrin ))

Not having any intentions of attacking the man just yet, sort of hoping he would just walk the other way, Alces remained quiet as well. He thought that if he so much as moved it could give away their position. Though he might have thought differently if he knew they had already been spotted and were being watched. Alces, as quietly as he could, slowly inched his way closer to Muris, then farther away...then closer again. He couldn't seem to make up his mind. Eventually he settled on staying where he was.

The Fey glanced behind them again to make sure no other little surprises had shown up recently. That scratching noise had to be coming from somewhere, or more like, something.

Feles' lips curled in a snarl. That was Aranea's voice... and she wouldn't be speaking to HIM. There was someone in the hall and it was NOT anyone he knew. That was when he caught the scent.

MOUSE.

Fey, courts, whatever... let it all be damned. Instinct took over as a low growl started in his throat. The mouse was HIS! The papers were forgotten, sliding to a heap on the floor as he crouched down, one hand braced in front of him to give him a steadying base. Aranea was down there... he could see her now. And as his eyes adjusted fully, he saw a flash of lighter colour... that had to be the intruder. If he moved now, he MIGHT reach his target... or come very close to it.

A sound akin to a feline war cry left his throat as he leapt forward, using every bit of strength he had to propel himself towards his quarry.

((Fair warning... Feles is not that strong. At ALL. However, he IS fast. I left it open ended for Shiaree to determine if he actually lands on her or not. xd ))