Dragonstone 64

**Chapter 64**

Egil awakens to find himself in a dank, unpleasant cell. All the others are there as well, but at least Doomy had the sense to put them all in separate cells, albeit along the same hallway. It's specifically noted that Ferai is naked, *"her clothing strewn about the cell."* While it's soon revealed that this was because Doomy saw her picking the locks and thus checked and removed anything that could possibly be used as a lockpick, it's still exceptionally creepy that the *rape victim* is the one who wakes up naked.

Alos is there too, howling and blubbering, because McKiernan can't pass up an opportunity to make him look worse than the others. In fact, we'll be taking a drink whenever "Alos is a coward" is hammered home again.

A door opens, and Doomy saunters in along with a squad of goblins. He starts in on the Evil Gloating, telling Samurai Chick that her throwing star missed him, asking Egil if he's been sleeping well, and generally evilling it up. Our Heroes are stoic - except for Alos, who *"shrieked and scrambled to the back of his cage"* \~/ - and Doomy essentially tells Egil he's going to once again torture everyone to death in front of him.

Doomy, you idiot. You did that once before and *he came back.* What is the point of psychologically torturing this random Viking raider and then letting him go? Stick a dagger in his kidney and be done with it. \~/

But no, Doomy specifically tells his goblins that he wants Egil unharmed. Instead, he directs the goblins to grab Alos, and they all disappear down the corridor together.

Our Heroes begin planning. Their plan relies mostly on hoping that, when a jailer comes to feed them, he will conveniently also give Ferai some lockpicks.

I am not in love with this plan.

It's established that Doomy very conveniently keeps his armory right around the corner from his *"mews,"* so when Our Heroes escape, they can quickly arm themselves. Arin uses her Random Sparkly Elf Astronomy Powers to establish that it's *"a quarter way 'tween sunrise and noon,"* and Our Heroes quickly write Alos off as dead and decide to *"not waste his death."* Callous bastards. Only Arin shows any hint of sorrow; Ferai glances at his empty cell, and no one else has any reaction at all. \~/

Have I mentioned lately that it is 100% *their fault* that Alos was even here? I have? Well, I'm mentioning it again.

Day passes, and around sunset some goblins return with a still-alive and roaring drunk Alos, who is thrown back into his cell. The others ask him what happened, and he says Doomy gave him wine to drink and told him who raided his old ship, the *Slowpoke* (Durlok, who is a rival of Doomy's, or so he says). We get a brief flashback of Alos telling Doomy everything, then Doomy bespelling him so he'll *"never again desert your shipmates in their time of need"* and remember that he told Doomy *"nothing of consequence."*

Samurai Chick is rightfully suspicious, but there's not much that can be done. Time passes, and a goblin comes in with a pot of porridge. Samurai Chick stabs him in the throat with the sharpened handle of a wooden spoon - by *throwing* it at him - and they quickly break out of their cells.

The next room is empty, and beyond it is the armory, with all their gear neatly laid out on a table. What is this, an amateur D&D adventure? Even Samurai Chick is suspicious of this. Regardless, they set the place on fire and leave, pausing to torch Doomy's ship as well. This takes less than a page, and there's no hint of any difficulty. The last paragraph reveals Doomy, watching it all, and musing that *"all was going according to plan."*

Doomy, you are an idiot and your plan sucks. \~/

Drinks: 4

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