Swamped

A moment later, two more knights arrive, leading a familiar face towards you - Lisa Black.

"We spotted her poking around under the floorboards in a room nearby. She's repair squad, but she didn't have any tools on her, or permission to be working this late. So naturally, we found that a bit strange."

"I see," Ash says. You can tell he and Lisa don't like each other. "And what, exactly, were you doing under the floorboards?"

"Looking for something," she says calmly. "And I found it. So why don't you just let me get to sleep now?"

"Now hold on. What were you looking for?"

"Nothing important." She reaches into her pouch and pulls out a piece of wood. "Though I imagine whoever hid it there will have some explaining to do."

"Wait, where did you..."

All of a sudden, Lisa makes a quick motion and the hall fills with a thick smoke. You hear Ash panicking.

"Find that wood! Quickly! She must have set it ablaze! And bring it to me when you do!"

You don't get a chance to consider whether to follow that order, however, because Lisa drags you away.

"Should've known you'd find trouble on your own even if I tried to keep you out of it," she mutters to you.

"What just happened there?"

"Oh, don't worry about the smoke." Lisa smiles. "I was just testing a theory. Ash is going to feel like a real fool when someone finds that mistflower, though."

"That's not what I meant! What were you even doing?"

"We'll talk when we get somewhere safer. Follow me."

Well, you don't suppose you have much choice at the moment. But where is she even taking you?