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Desiree hadn't been far when she noticed the odd thing on the ground. She'd never really seen one before and got distracted by it. Pawing at the thing, it rolled and seemed to have difference numbers on it but then she looked up and saw that the street and brick buildings were gone.

"Oh... Oh no." Circling, she wasn't sure where they were and she couldn't see any mirror. Pulling out her tablet to call Chalcanthite for backup, she saw that it was unable to get a signal.

"Stay close, I'm not sure where we are." Keeping her voice calm, she flicked her tail as she tried to figure out where they were.

Looking at them she huffed and puffed up a bit. "Maybe you can look into a place further out, it gets better near the edges while still being able to use the mirrors to travel." She wouldn't give them a direction but the mention of inheritance rubbed her the wrong way. She'd seen what that sort of thing had done to Aloysius's family and the man himself but it seemed the situation was much different.

"I keep low and have a pleasant home to stay at, and I keep people nearby in case I can't manage something from all the way down here." Pawing at the dice it rolled slightly and showed a two. She didn't get to go as far as the other but thankfully that didn't effect their ability to converse.

Everything seemed alright but then she felt something squishing and smashing her into the invisible wall of the square. Hissing and yowling she scrambled to roll the dice because it was starting to hurt.

So, another one who liked clubs; no wonder they weren't as reliable and on schedule as others. Hissing again she swatted the dice with her tail and breathed deeply in relief as the pressure was gone and she could move. Picking the dice up in her mouth, she was getting closer but slowly. A few squares forward but still behind Hedwig. Something was going on up ahead, she could see them jolting slightly as if startled.

Flattening her ears to her head, she pawed at her nose as the square she entered was dark and smelled awful. What was the worst part was she could swear she saw hands trying to grab her and it took a bit of effort but she managed to pounce over them and avoid getting grabbed. She'd had enough of that mess when the order mauvian had turned into a human and picked her up in the summer.

"I can remind you of that, it's a sensible way to view things." To be honest she should do the same but the problem came when she accidentally bumped into things that might be on her blindside. It was worse when she was in her human disguise and further up off the ground, she often bumped into things or tripped over objects here and there. Though she avoided falling and making a scene when she could, it wouldn't look good on her authority if she made a fool of herself.

Getting her dice rolled, she was glad to be moving forward and closer to the other, taking cautious steps as she ended her new square. An uneasy feeling came and she hunkered down as she heard a shrill and loud noise. Oh that was harsh on her sensitive ears and she swatted at the die again. "Keep rolling, we need to get out of here. Magic may have some rules but right now I would rather get out of it and talk later!"

"Sounds good" Another low roll had her moving ahead but when she entered the square, she felt weird. It sounded like the ocean, like waves against the shore and as she walked over the square it creaked as if it was a wooden boardwalk.

Her ears perked up at the distant sound, of a siren's song calling to her. It pulled her forward, closer to where the tile would end, before she felt as if she was thrown into the depths below. She couldn't breathe, couldn't even make a noise to ask for help. Not that she was sure if Hedwig could get back to her to help.

Pawing frantically, tail whipping towards the dice, she hoped to hit it to get off this square before she drowned on dry land.

She was relieved to be free of the square with water, taking slow and deep breaths as she cautiously walked forward through the squares, just a few away from Hedwig and then a few more until they were hopefully free of this nightmare game board.

The square she was in seemed fine so far until something swooped down and bit her, at least she was fast enough because she ended up swatting the thing down after it bit her and she sat on it with her full weight as it tried to flail and escape. "No. Down." Growling as she had the one down, another few came at her and she swatted at them too. Another few bites, which she was thankful for having thick fur, and she tried to move forward again. She was getting pretty chilly but mainly she was tired now.

Smack it she did but she was taunted by making it just one square from freedom and what was worse was the fact that as she crossed over the tile, it collapsed beneath her. Clinging to the edge, she scrambled with her back legs to try and keep from falling. She could see the dice above her, right by her paw but it took her a moment as she stared at Hedwig and scrambled up onto the ledge, squishing herself against the invisible wall to prevent herself from falling back down.

"At least I can't roll a zero right?" Looking at the other as she batted the thing again. She felt her voice shaking slightly as she shivered. She wanted to go home and curl up in a pile of Aloysius's scarves or maybe squeeze herself between both Liam and Aloysius in bed if they were asleep. Maybe it might be best if they were awake though, she wanted them to take a look at her even if she knew it would worry them. It would worry them more if she didn't get checked out because she could feel a bit of blood causing bits of her fur to stick to her skin.