Grimm is holding it barely open. “Nysia, conjure the illusion… Pepper, when it’s up, you fetch him claiming 've are dead. Bring him to 'ze hatch to show proof.” (Whispering)
Cast the minor illusion making the hatch seem close
Pepper: Shouldn’t I be up there and also not tied up
uses mage hand to untie her and brings the rope back
Pepper gets out
Pepper(loudly): Okay! I’m closing the hatch behind you now!
She mimes closing the hatch
listens and waits
Footsteps
(we can still see a bit)
(the fake part of the hatch of is faint to us)
(Are the footsteps Peppers or someone else’s?)
Theres a Chronos-y voice
Chronos: I didn’t hear any screams?
Pepper: Maybe it’s soundproof?
Chronos: Maybe
Chronos: Anyway, you’re sister’s in a small bunker about half a mile that way
Very fast footsteps
Chronos: Well now they’re dealt with, I should see to the matter of the Archmage
casts hold person on Chronos
Im pretty sure you need to see him
which btw you don’t
opens the door slightly when I think he is walking away and casts hold person as a subtle spell
Grimm throws open the door and charges in the direction of the voice with his sword
“Die, monster!”
Chronos: Damn! That tiefling betrayed me
Chronos: Well I have bigger fish to fry, Adieu
He disappears
casts fairy fire where I last saw him
(in the time it took him to say this, fade couldn’t cast his spell he was preparing? no surprise round or anything?)