***Chapter 52***

*Jensine, Fasrin and Rowley are quite concerned when they feel the ground shake slightly from some small explosions, however they still follow Lilina and Adonato into the cold cave. The Trio are careful and use Jensine's trained ears to avoid confrontation. While avoiding Lilina and Adonato the Trio come across a cage with a strange machine inside, Jensine picks the lock and hearing the couple getting far away, she and Rowley drag out a dead body of a dark elf out before they sit down on the table while Fasrin inspects the strange device*

Rowley: "This is tiring, how can you two keep this up?"

Jensine: "We have been at this much longer than you."

Fasrin: "Oh my gods it's the Imbuing chamber!"

Jensine: "Shush!"

Rowley: "A what?"

Fasrin: "I only heard rumors about this thing but you can make spider spells."

*She picks up the journal and reads it aloud*

Fasrin: "I've only tried a few combinations but things look promising."

*Fasrin continues reading in her head and starts to grab some ingredients from around the table and placing them into the machine*

Rowley: "Spider spells? Like the things we have seen?"

Jensine: "Hm, could be useful."

Fasrin: "No, no, these spiders that come out are magic, cloaked, jumping, exploding, all the different elements, not white."

*Fasrin pulls the nob on the front of the machine and watches eagerly as the machine clangs and whirs, after a few seconds it stops, Fasrin opens it and grabs out a small scroll*

Fasrin: "It actually worked look guys."

Rowley: "What type did you make?"

Fasrin: "Well it was a flawless ruby and a damaged spider pod so it should be an exploding flame spider."

*Fasrin opens the scroll and reads the spell to conjure the spider, as she does this three small red and yellow flaming spiders crawl out and proceed to crawl onto Fasrin*

Rowley: "Oh that's creepy."

Jensine: "Seems useful for espionage, how much control do you have?"

Rowley: "Can you tell them to not attack us please? An explosion would alert Lilina and Adonato."

*Fasrin points at the ground in front of her and the spiders crawl down to meet the position of where her finger is pointing, awaiting their next orders*

Fasrin: "This is so fucking awesome."

*Rowley shivers as the temperature suddenly drops*

Jensine: "Hmm, return them to their scroll please, we might have to come back and mess around with the machine after our job is done. Let's melt the door shut once we are outside and we can listen for anyone entering the cave."

Rowley: "What if Lilina and Adonato come this way?"

Jensine: "We will use the trap door to escape."

*Jensine points to a ladder across from them with a trapdoor which appears to lead up outside*

Fasrin: "I don't think I can make them disappear, I'll just tell them to stick close."

*The spiders then crawl to Fasrin's feet and wait by her, Jensine smiles at them and Rowley looks between Fasrin and Jensine before standing up and walking towards the rest of the cave*

Rowley: "I'll just go make sure there's nobody sneaking up on us, behave you two."

*As Rowley walks out Fasrin sits next to Jensine, followed by her spiders*

Jensine: "So, Solstheim is a strange place, Isn't it Kofasrin?"

Fasrin: "Yes it is, but why do you call me that?"

*Jensine shrugs*

Jensine: "I feel like you deserve it, besides, it suits you."

Fasrin: "Thank you Jensine, that means a lot coming from you."

*Jensine smiles and looks down slightly*

Jensine: "You know, it's weird, Lilina and Adonato are in a different league than us but for once I feel like we are as important as they are."

*Fasrin smiles and starts to lean in towards Jensine for a kiss Jensine leans close, closing her eyes slightly but just before their lips make contact there is a loud bang from the rest of the cave and Rowley runs in, covered in dirt*

Rowley: "We missed a few spiders, I almost stepped on one."

Jensine: "Damn it, let's get out of here, we will have to guard the entrance from the outside. Fasrin please melt the door closed so nobody else can access the machine."

*Jensine runs out and shoots the spiders chasing Rowley as he rushes out the trapdoor, Fasrin sighs and melts the cage door shut before following Rowley up the ladder, Jensine close behind*

*A few moments before, in another part of the cave, Lilina and Adonato hear an explosion and jump slightly in surprise*

Adonato: "Guess a skeever or something found an exploding one."

Lilina: "Whatever it was I'm glad they got rid of one."

*Adonato rolls his eyes and stands up slowly, sighing*

Adonato: "So, another book, think the same thing will happen again?"

Lilina: "I doubt Miraak will be there, at least not in that exact spot."

Adonato: "Probably not, seems like it sent you to a specific spot rather than to him, don't worry, there won't be any large spiders. Wait, how do you deal with Frostbite spiders?"

Lilina: "I usually conjure up a flame atronach, familiar and send in Lydia."

Adonato: "Ah, so you wimp out."

Lilina: "No… I make a tactical retreat."

Adonato: "From spiders, anyway, let's get into this book."

*Adonato motions for Lilina to proceed, who shoves Adonato playfully before picking the book up and reading it with him. Just like last time the tentacles surround them and they find themselves in the strange dimension*

Adonato: "Well, let's get this over with."

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