[Gretin]

Hearing the door to the labs open, Hembar held a finger to her mouth to motion to Ark to be quiet. She heard the noise of the vykker (Krik) outside doing who-knows-what and decided to risk a small peek.

Looking through a crack in the door, she could see him searching through cupboards and drawers. She wasn't sure what he was looking for, since she didn't realise he didn't work here, but she did know that if he came into this room it wouldn't end well!

Turning back to Ark she came right up to the cage, crouched down and whispered quietly, "Ok, there's a vykker in the next room so we don't have much time."
She stood upright and started chanting silently, mystical energy flowing around her and become more and more dense. Then suddenly the energy all surged together and there was a flash of light. Everything was silent for a moment, then click! The lock on the cage unlocked itself and the door swung open.

Walking back to the door, she had another peek. The vykker was not in sight anymore, but she could sense that he was in the next room.

"Ok," she whispered to Ark again, "it's now or never. You ready to make a run for it?"