[Wizard Jail] (mini-battle)

James was back in his cell, though only briefly. He suspected that Blang wanted the innocent blob, though for what purpose, he could not yet say.

He doubted scrying for it would work. If Blang didn't have their own scryers, they had the means to bribe others. They wouldn't waste time questioning him, then.

Of course, James had other means of gathering information. He called the rats, the spiders, the centipedes, all manner of vermin that lived in the prison.

None of them had seen the blob. That was worrying.

Well. There was one more way James could get information, though it was less direct. When he was ready to transport through the cells, he could sense whether a cell were empty or not.

If something left a cell, it might be the blob.

It was not much of a lead, but it was all he had. And so, he sent the vermin away, then let himself shift into the wall of his cell.

Soon after, he felt a cell empty. That seemed worth checking. He sent himself through the walls, and emerged.

There was no one in sight.

But there was plenty of noise nearby. James glanced down the hall, and saw a crowd struggling to get into the auction.

That warranted a closer look.

1. James has just about caught up to Nyctitus and Vocifer's timeline.
2. James emerged from the cell where Nyctitus turned invisible.
3. James is taking a look at the auction.