Espy shrugged, a facade of nonchalance. "No idea."

She groaned. "Its a dowry jar, and it hold one thing. Minor really. I want Fen to open it."

Shen sighed as she went with Jinx to the storehouse remains. "I've already seen what was salvageable," she told Jinx. "At this point, we need to shore up walls and get in some cross-bracing that won't fail the moment we let go."

She nodded. "I can do that much."

((Sorry, dolls, but I gotta go to sleep. I have to go to work in the morning. Pretend I am working on the rebuilding of the camp.))

Dacorum seizes Jinx by the shoulder.

I cannot allow our General to be exposed to such an unknown in her current condition.

With his other hand he knocks on the top of the jar using the shaft of his weapon. Open it. Show me what's inside.

Taishi looked to him brightly before standing up grabbing his wrist and dragging him back to the others "We all walk the paths written for us Seriin, it is the Ascent way you know thhis" she would say to him "Miss Shen! Miss Espy! Meet my brother" she would say happily "he's single... and looking for a sparing partner" she would say giggling like a mischevious teenager trying to bring down the tension in the camp

Jinx shrugged. "How about i run like hades is chasing me and YOU open the jar?"

(COME ON! Someone has to have guessed what the jar is by now. No one caught the subtle clues?)

(Not really....All I can think of is 'fire' b/c you mentioned Prometheus.)

(Promethius gave humans fire, the gods didn't like that. They sent a beautiful woman names P________ with a dowry jar. When they opened the jar $%(&^()*&@!$#^$ happened leaving...)

Dacorum narrows his eyes with a growl. All the more reason I shouldn't trust you.

He shouts. Captains! I believe we have an intruder in our midst!

((the jar holds hope))

She shifted, her armor changing into a mage's garb. "Don't you dare."

(SOMEONE GOT IT!! Pandoras box was actually a jar)

Seriin had no choice but to follow Taishi as she brought him over to where there seemed to be some fuss growing. Watching the man with the energy weapon he sighed and looked down to Taishi. "Whos this guy?" he would ask his slender brow arching at the captain before turning to those he was meant to be introduced to. Folding wings to his back the knight would bow his head in greeting but he did not want to enter the fuss, not yet anyway

(Well, you see, Dacorum hasn't seen any of your hints, only stubborn refusal, and he's a stickler for protocol.)

Dacorum glares and lowers his voice. I would advise against resistance.

She leaned forward and bit his arm. "No armor."

(Yeah, but i dare you to open that jar~)