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As Alex spots the sunspoke valve he grabs it and cranks it up to the 2/3 mark. "Sorry little friend, we're going to need a little bit more juice". The baloon lurches upwards as air rushes in feeding the sunspoke, causing it to burn more intensely. After setting the sunspoke ablaze and shouting back to the balloon's owner Alex takes account of his surroundings. It's during this time he spots the bloodied, moving blankets. They seem to writhe, as though something beneath them is injured.
Gripping the dagger firmly in one hand Alex grabs the blankets from the corner of the balloon basket revealing whatever lay beneath.
The sunspoke stretches its little arms and wriggles its little fingers. It sighs happily, luxuriating in the extra fuel. It burns twice as bright, shooting a hot jet of bright yellow flame up into the parachute. The sunspoke starts to glow a molten red, and you start to rise faster.
As you rise up over the peak, you can finally spot the Runesocesius. The grand hotel is draped over the top of the mountain, clinging to it like a dragon resting on its hoard.
The "cyberplasms" as Confidence called them have docked to the side of a tower on the other side of the peak from you. They have shot a large hole in the side of the tower, and you can see them now starting to zipline into the building. A thick plume of black smoke billows out of the side of the tower, carrying pages and pages of loose paper into the air with it. They rain down like snow. The tower must house an extensive library.
You cautiously pull back a corner of the bloody blankets, jeweled dagger raised and ready to strike. You reveal a small bloody furry blob. You see two big round eyes, a short-snouted face, and enormous pointed ears. It quickly looks away from you, chirps pathetically, and trembles as it cowers in place. You have found a frightened hemogoblin stowaway!
WHAT DO YOU DO