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Timour inches closer to examine the fallen chest & it's contents, and picks up the passports & pockets them on the way.

"Fine, Caroline , although I think Andrei needs help. I'm afraid we've stumbled on something beyond our comprehension." Timour shouts back, as he does a double take on what just happened a few moments ago. Largely ignoring artwork, he scans the room for books or notes to take with them.

Timour gags at the sight of the beast, the visual distortion being too much for him to pile on top of the foul stench. He tries to keep his cool, and his mind on the job at hand. He quickly sweeps the room with his rifle and flashlight, making sure nothing else is in the room with Andrei . 1d10=4 :...

Timour sees his bullet hit home, well recognizing that no man, zealot or not, would survive such a hit. The two outcries for help melt together. For but a split second he contemplates going to help Helen , and leaving Andrei to his fate. Real or imagined. The thought shames him, as he stands up and...

Raiko wrote:@SuAside: the roll isn't a fumble, it's an impale. So if she's human she's going down.

11,2 grams of lead and copper/brass moving at 800+ meters per second. It's meant to be lethal out to a kilometer. It's ghastly to imagine the impact it would have up close & personal.

Timour kneels, rests his support arm on his knee and stabilizes his body against the door frame. Slowly his finger starts depressing the trigger as soon as he sees that the front and the back of the target are clear. As the 2-stage trigger breaks sharply under the constant pull and is quickly relea...

Timour curses under his breath as he wants to hurry into the corridor, but he thinks better of it. With a swift stride and with his weapon shouldered, he checks the rear of the corridor before he commits himself to sidestepping out into the hallway facing the direction he last saw Helen . http://im...

"There has to be a trick to it." Timour observes as he sees Andrei's exertion. He joins in to push, but looks around to try and find a way to toggle or unlock it through cunning rather than force.

"Hold that thought." Timour says to Helen "Try to get the cleaner to relax & not run off on us, but be on your guard."

He then runs towards Andrei.

"You have a lot of explaining to do." Timour growls at Andrei as he tops off his 1911 pistol while suspiciously eyeing the dead guard and his knife "But not now. You check the storage & the basement. We don't know how much time we have." "Bring the cleaner here, tell he...

Things were spinning out of control in front of Timour's eyes... A shot fired, a guard rushing forward, a maid making a run for it. There was absolutely no way to deal with it all. "FREEZE!" Timour yelled with a booming voice, extracting all the breath he could from his lungs. There was no...

"Stay here, they do not need to know you're involved." Timour says to both women. He fixates Caroline for a brief moment and nods at his rifle.

He opens the door & steps through it, with his pistol at low ready.

"черт возьми!" Timour silently curses to himself as he sets his wrapped rifle down against the wall.

"There are no other guards, are there?" Timour whispers to Helen as he prepares to open the door with his pistol drawn.

Was this directed at them? Timour didn't know, but he wasn't going to take any chances.

"Guard?" Timour whispers to Helen as he takes up a position next to the door frame, ready to hit anyone who enters with the rifle butt. Wrapped or not, the effect should be quite effective...

"Very well. Before I let Caroline do her work, was Paul's desk anywhere near here?" Timour asks.

"Well, I'd say Caroline is most qualified to quickly get through this so I'll let her ask questions about the information we're looking for here. I'll keep an eye out while she's busy." Timour says with relief at Helen 's answer "However, I was also wondering what is downstairs? The ...

"Well, jumping to conclusions, I'd say there's a chance the tome he found was related to the cults." Timour muses "There have been others. But without further information, it's impossible to say. He might have become so involved with the book he was studying that he went off on a que...

"Well, Helen , I'm afraid it's quite convoluted and I'll have to cut a few corners to be able to explain it quickly enough." Timour replies making positive eye contact with Helen "Don't hesistate to ask clarification if things get too complicated." "First of all, I'd like t...

As Caroline is already covering up her search, Timour simply patiently waits at the door until Helen enters as he does not wish to act too soon and cause the night watchman to become suspicious if he overhears a voice other than Helen's.

Timour nods at Caroline's unspoken suggestion, and lingers at the door. He listens attently for any signs of someone approaches, but at the same time slowly looks over the labels on the cabinets near the door.