Rinni caught the familiar scent of cinders and ash as Tempris approached. She released Gunter's hand and turned to greet her young friend. The girls had been bonding lately over a common mission to end a spreading disease and, as Tempris would put it, purge heretics. She was used to working solo, but having the young girl's company as of late was nice. It reminded her of all the times she once had with her older brother. In a way, Rinni was starting to feel like an older sister.
As they waited, Rinni caught the scent of a stranger lurking nearby. A woman. Her amber eyes glanced in the direction of Fala before she was soon distracted by Raza seemingly falling from the sky and landing, quite loudly, nearby. He made a comment about being late, leaving Rinni to assume Gunter had invited him to the party. As it seemed everyone was present, she watched as Gunter pulled out a jar of blood; possibly from his personal stash?
He poured it over the pyramid, and if that was the last of his supply, Rinni knew what that meant. But she had little time to dwell, much less to comment, on that thought as the earth started shaking causing her to stagger a bit. Ice formed around the base of the soon-to-be Guildhall, causing Rinni to step backward in surprise as she watched it cover the area in a sheet of ice. Rinni watched in mixed dread and surprise as a black beam of light absorbed Gunter. Soon after, the Wood Elf was also absorbed by the light.
"What the...?" Before she could finish her sentence, Rinni was the next target of the black beam. She appeared next to Gunter and Raza inside of, what she assumed to be, the pyramid itself. Just as Gunter was, Rinni was also covered in ice and felt as cold as a frozen corpse. She shivered and activated her Pocket Dimension Ring, pulling out a blanket and some hot cocoa to drink, as well as dressing herself in her warmest winter clothing.
As she did this, Tempris and the mysterious Rogue were teleported alongside herself and the men. Now that they were all inside, Rinni looked toward Tempris in concern. She knew the child hated the cold. In fact, she seemed to have a phobia of it. Rinni quickly took her blanket and draped it over the Paladin to bring her even a little warmth. She then looked up at the vampire. "What now, Gunter? What is this place?"
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