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Felix gave Aria a very Ishmael-like grin. "I'd appreciate that."

He had meant to gently rest his forehead on the door, but in his haste to impress the deities before him, he did so with much more force than was necessary. He tried to play it off, and shut his eyes to see if he could establish a connection.

At first, he didn't feel anything at all. Panic began to rise in his belly. This was the strongest lead they had, and if he couldn't pull through, they'd be no better off than they were before, and he'd also look pretty stupid. He gritted his teeth and searched harder, looking for anything he could grab hold of. Luckily, he found one. It was very faint, like trying to hear someone talk through static, but it was enough. What can you show me?

He waited a few moments. It appeared the door was considering his offer. Or maybe they always took a long time to answer. He wouldn't have known. Finally, a faint image was displayed in his mind's eye.

Two dark silhouettes, blurry and distorted, crept along the outside of the town hall. It was the dead of night, and it was difficult to make them out. One figure was smaller, about the size of a mortal, with nothing identifiable. The other was much bigger and appeared to be a four-legged creature, about the size of an elephant, but much sleeker. It was much easier to spot due to its size as well as glowing amber eyes that shone like beacons in the dark. They illuminated its face, revealing the soft features of a snow leopard's head. It appeared to be made of dark, smooth, multifaceted rock, and as it moved, it barely made a sound.

They approached the town hall, stopping a few feet short of the door. The mortal took out some kind of tools, and a few seconds later, the door popped open. They raised their hand, and the creature followed them through and into the building. The scene went dark for a moment, then there was a short spoken word followed by what appeared to be a small but powerful explosion, flinging the doors outward and almost off their hinges.

Felix reacted instinctively, shutting down the connection as he recoiled violently from the wooden doors with a strangled yell.