459 Tembai Academy: Life Siphon

Rat-Nix kept to the side of the path as he scampered toward the Dotha Compound. The town was littered with dragon spawn and descendants, but the Nether Rat took advantage of cover when he could find it.

The Courtyard was easy to find, the small building had three stories, but instead of being a long rectangle, it was a perfect square, less than 20 meters across. A quick lap around the building led to an accessible entrance through the kitchen. The smell of burning food wafted out of a window near the stove that had been opened to air-out the room. Rat-Nix scampered up on the ledge and paused for a moment to check for kitchen staff.

/Alpha: Nix: I'm in. Time to look for the stairs down.

Pon scowled at the Inferno Leader, sitting comfortably in the chair. "Shit... I want to be in!"

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