Endermon nodded to Rutus, who expertly threw the assembled weapons at the correct targets. Once the last bullseye had been hit, the targets disappeared. The group was able to go further into the room but a beam was falling and was about to fall and block the path.

Feeling Rutus's pendant in her pocket, Endermon gave Shiloh a squeeze and Shiloh took off. No one could really see what was happening. Stuff got shifted, braced, or otherwise simply thrown out of the way, and by the time Shiloh was back, Rutus and Dresden were still processing that she had left.

But either way, the path was safe. At least til they passed, and then it came crashing down behind them. Once their heart rates were back to normal, they wondered what the next task would be. They didn't have to wait very long because a large amount of animals blocking the way forward.

She started to ask them a question when one locked eyes with her and shook its head no. It pointed to a very large, very dangerous looking animal that was sleeping. Okay, she'd have to do this in parts. But whenever she tried to do anything, birds would start making a lot of noise.

So seeing some vines growing on the walls, she encouraged them to grow across and make a canopy. Then she made a plant cage to surround the big animal. Then she was able to help the other animals escape or do whatever it was that they wished to do.

This cleared the path for them to continue. Once they got past that, Endermon felt all four pendants in her pockets. She reached in and pulled them out. Finding the correct owners, she gave them back. They were all shocked. Endermon said not to ask, and they were back by the door.

Nothing had changed, it was like they had just stepped in. Looking around, they saw glimpses of what just happened, but nothing else stood out. They made their way to the center of the room. A large pile of money, a chest, and four scrolls were on a pedestal.

They wanted nothing more than to grab the loot and go, but the events of the last hefty chunk of time occupied their minds. They were cautious approaching the chest. When nothing moved, and no traps were sprung, Endermon reached for the scroll sitting atop the closed chest.

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As she unrolled it and started reading, it became clear that there was not going to be an easy time getting either the chest, treasure or themselves out of there. She showed everyone the scroll which had parts missing, scratched out, or blurred.

There was one clear line at the top it said Congratulations on getting this far. But to leave with the treasure, you must..... and then the rest of it was blank. They stared at it, hoping the rest would show up, but it didn't. With no instructions, they put the scroll aside and started gathering the money to separate equally into four portions.

Miraculously enough Dresden behaved himself and didn't try to hide money away or try to get a bigger amount. I think it was just because they were focused on seeing exactly how much was there. Then they set about making sure everyone got the same amount.

They had just finished when someone's stomach growled. They figured they had been in there a while, and food did sound good, and started looking through their stuff. When nothing substantial was produced, they started looking around the room.

Finding a bow and arrows, rope and some wood didn't raise their spirits any. Looking for a window, to maybe call something in from the outside was also a bust. They were sitting there getting hungrier, when they heard the distinct sound of an animal scratching the ground to collect any bits of food they could find.

Dresden sprang into action and took off after the noise. But then it seemed to be in another place entirely. He chased the noise all over the place and ended up just wearing himself out. Shiloh zipped all around to see what she could find out and said there was no animal to match the sound.

Rutus suggested making a trip and catch it that way. Because there had been times in the mountains that they had to wait out to capture tricky animals. They turned yo Endermon who had been fiddling with the rope and boards since Rutus suggested making a trap.