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(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

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"I must still seek her out, whether she's dead or alive."<br />

"So if she's dead - as she most likely is - then what is your plan, may I ask?<br />

You have everything all figured out, <strong>do</strong> you? Quell is just blowing words out<br />

<strong>of</strong> his pits, nonsense, <strong>not</strong>hing! What <strong>do</strong> you plan <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> if she's in the<br />

dead-book, eh?"<br />

"I <strong>do</strong>n't know. I'll figure something out."<br />

"My, my, my, that's the <strong>be</strong>st plan I've ever heard! Pure, blinding white<br />

genius <strong>of</strong> an idea! No idea how <strong>to</strong> get in<strong>to</strong> the maze, no idea how <strong>to</strong> get out,<br />

no idea what <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> if she's dead, certainly no idea what <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> if she's alive. I<br />

might as well <strong>be</strong> talking <strong>to</strong> a lemure for all the barmy foolishness you're<br />

spouting out!"<br />

"What <strong>do</strong> you think I should <strong>do</strong>?"<br />

"The first brilliant question you've asked! Me? I think you should give up this<br />

clueless idea <strong>of</strong> entering mazes and chatting with night hags and lope back<br />

in<strong>to</strong> whatever crypt you crawled out <strong>of</strong>! Makes far more sense than fishing<br />

for the Lady's anger, it <strong>do</strong>es."<br />

"Can you tell me how <strong>to</strong> get <strong>to</strong> her maze?"<br />

Quell simply paused and stared, dumbfounded as if he couldn’t <strong>be</strong>lieve<br />

anyone could <strong>be</strong> this thick.<br />

"Lunatic! Madman! Addle-cove! Have you <strong>not</strong> listened <strong>to</strong> a WORD I've said?!<br />

She's imprisoned in an inter-dimensional MAZE for trying <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>st the LADY<br />

<strong>of</strong> PAIN! That means she's at least ten times as barmy as you, and at least a<br />

hundred times more powerful! She's also most likely dead, dead, dead,<br />

thrice-dead and... if by some happenstance she isn't... she'll make you<br />

dead!"<br />

"I understand, but I really need your help. Can you tell me how <strong>to</strong> reach her<br />

or <strong>not</strong>?"<br />

Quell went silent, chewing on his lip. After a moment, he fished around in<br />

his tunic for a mint, then plopped it in<strong>to</strong> his mouth. "You're serious? Serious<br />

now? Why so serious, so Baa<strong>to</strong>r-<strong>be</strong>nt, so mule-stubborn?" He sighed. "Well,<br />

born clueless, die clueless."<br />

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