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The Rat-King tweeked his wiskers and observed

  • The Rat-King tweeked his wiskers and observed Sewer Kingdom from high up on his throne (which is basically a pipe). Rat underlings scuttled to and fro
  • , seen in a small instant here and there as they passed through the moonlight that fell down to them through the sewer grate. Then they returned to darkness, with unknown depths.
  • Unknown to all but the municipal city planners of waste water treatment who in their inscrutable wisdom deemed 6 ft appropriate, and the Grues knew too. In the subterranean passage
  • There was a lot more than just dead bodies. Down there...you don't even want to think about those...things.
  • But Pete got all eager to have a looksee himself. I had to knock him out for his own good. We didn't know sigils, but did our best and laid about 5 lbs of salt across the threshold
  • rubbing his forehead in chalk so that the spirits didn't know where to look. I didn't even try to look into the doorway again. Some things aren't meant to be pondered too long.
  • But then suddenly, there a spirit was infront of us. It could see us! I rubbed chalk on my forehead & stepped sideways. "I can still see you- chalk doesnt make you invisible."
  • "How about if I ERASE?" I yelled at the spirit as I took out a huge felt eraser and wiped the chalk from my forehead. "GAH!" shouted the spirit, "Where'd ya go, ya whippersnapper?"
  • "Oh, I'd be careful with using that word, hon. In this scenario you'd be the snapper getting whooped." It was the spirit again but now strengthen somehow. It had the upperhand now.
  • The spirit's power was tangible. It felt like blackness. It smelled like doom. "I'm sorry," I squeaked timidly. "I forgive you," she said. Truly, powerful she was.

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