Talon stops for a second and considers Iolair's words. He glances pensively over at Vil, who seems to be engrossed in opening another hidden cellar in the ground. He looks back at Iolair, sighs, and reaches into his pocket as he begins to walks towards the cages. "Vil will have my head for this, but it's completely unkind to leave you here, unable to fend for yourselves."
As he walks towards Iolair, a small beam emits out from the bushes and strikes Talon in the back. He stops, his eyes widen, and he lets out a mutter that quickly dissipates as his lungs disintegrate. As one final motion, he pulls his hand out of his pocket and tosses a small rectangular metal block at Iolair, measuring roughly an inch in thickness and three inches long.
@Iolair:
[spoiler]When you catch the object, you notice right away that it appears to have considerable weight. But there are no markings on it of any kind.[/spoiler]
As everybody watches the ray vaporize Talon, several other rays shoot out from the bushes striking random spots in the grove as if whoever is releasing them is shooting wildly. Then you see it. With a guttural roar, a huge eight foot orb crashes through the bushes, black in color, it's single large eye looking around angrily. Several small stalks stick out from it's top, also containing smaller eyes, writhing crazily about. It stops for a second, taking in each of you as it's eye moves from cage to cage. Then it speaks in a language none of you understand, sending globs of spit and saliva flying in every direction.
It suddenly stops again, this time eyeing something beyond the cages. It's eye widens as it lets out a slow growl. Then it leaps into action, flying soundlessly past the cages, screaming in it's native tongue. It slams into the bushes on the other side of the grove and disappears.
Vil, realizing that the situation is indeed out of control, drops the gear he is holding and takes off running into the bushes opposite where the creature emerged.
