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A short distance down the darkened corridor, the Scholar decides to make a hesitant, shaky attempt to regain her feet. As she moves to find support against the near wall, her spectacles bring to view the disheartening reminder of the hidden runes etched on the walls and floor between herself and any potential exit to the surface. Runes of listening and observation, of concealment and deception, some glistening with magical power and others apparently lying dormant. With a trembling sigh that is barely a veneer over capitulation, Elina knows there will be no mad dash out of the labyrinth. Even if she had the strength to run, and even with the Hellbinder apparently stalled somewhere behind her, escaping the Undercellar will be a slow, careful process requiring concentration and the good fortune that none of the runes in her way will need to be countered by sorcery.

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Note: For those who are paying attention, we sent away for the first proof of Rats 2 this morning.

As always, Elina was drawn using references provided by Emily at Feathered-pics . Thanks, Emily! As per a commentator's suggestion/request, I intended to post a thumbnail of the stock photo I used from Emily's gallery for this one, but it's not posted. As I looked through her gallery, I noticed a bunch of the references I used for her confrontation (thus far) with the Hellbinder, so I'll go and post those links in the Artist Comments of the appropriate pages.

Enjoy!

Note: Bookbinding and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones real mistreatment of this kind toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.