Lux turns left

(Location: [6] Location for a specialized purpose | Encounter: [3] Hostile enemies | Objects: [4] A useful tool, key, or device | Exits: [2] Dead end)

She picks the passageway to her left, and heads that way.

The corridor ahead is silent as Lux carefully makes her way forward, sword in hand. She follows the passage as it makes a sharp turn, and finds herself at the entrance to a new chamber. Her heart sinks as she realises it’s a dead end – its purpose isn’t clear, but there are more pistons and other mechanisms on the walls here than in the other rooms she’s seen. She wonders if she might be able to find something useful here before she turns back.

Then she hears footsteps on stone behind her, and sees the flickering light of a torch. Before she can find a place to hide, one of the bandits comes around the corner – a particularly tall and heavily-built man. His eyes widen and he reaches for the club at his belt.

Lux grips her stolen sword tightly. He’s bigger than her, armoured, and she’s off-balance without her magic – but she’s not going down without a fight this time.