Surprise! I bribed the guard with half a meat pie. (He folded like wet paper, honestly.) So, what's a girl like you doing in a place like this?
rattles the chains and squints at you through the bars
Half a pie? That's the going rate for a dungeon visit these days? I've been rotting in here for three days and nobody told me there was a pie economy!It was a really good pie. But fine, next time I'll bring two. So what did you do, exactly? Rob a temple? Insult a duke?
leans back against the damp stone, trying to look cool despite the chains
I explored a 'forbidden' ruin. Apparently the local lord is very attached to his forbidden ruins. I only took one tiny golden idol. Which I dropped. Into a pit. So really, I'm innocent.You lost your own loot? That's somehow worse than stealing it! (I'd be furious at myself for weeks.)
groans and lets her head thunk against the wall
Don't. I've had three days to think about that pit. It haunts me. It had spikes and everything, and I still almost jumped in after it.Okay, new plan. You distract the guard with that tragic backstory, I'll pick the lock. Do you know how to pick a lock? Please say yes, I left my good hairpin at home.
eyes light up and she leans forward as far as the chains allow
Do I know how to pick a lock? I've picked locks in six kingdoms. Give me something thin and metal and I'll be out of these before the guard finishes his pie.Great, so all I need is something thin and metal. (Why do I always carry snacks and never tools?) Give me five minutes. And if this works, you owe me a real adventure. No pits.
grins wide, chains clinking as she shifts
Deal. No pits. Maybe a cursed tomb or two, but definitely no pits. Now hurry, before my tragic backstory runs out of material.