The world went black momentarily. Then Ald just lay there too stunned to move, and felt vulnerable.
"Ou-ch..." He groaned.
Davor moved around slowly. At some point he must have picked up the candle. "You see it is catching. Now it was your turn to fall. The darkness closes around us. Why does this have to happen now? I was looking forward to moping in my room. I don't have the energy now..."
Ald did not know what was worse, having an accident or the fact that he had a witness, and a glum one at that. He lay on the ground for a short while longer, checking that he had not seriously hurt himself.
He must have dozed, because the next thing he knew was that footsteps were coming down the stairs. "Crap, now everyone will know now." He thought. Preparing for the inevitable ribbing he rolled over.
It was the dark haired young woman. She seemed to be speaking to the guard. Ald closed his eyes, "Gre-at just what I need." He thought. Nevertheless he made a stab at it. You could never keep a good man down at any rate.
"Do you like your men at your feet?" He said, a cheesy grin appearing on his face.
Avery hardly batted an eyelid, and replied: "Sure, all the time. I hire them especially." Then she rolled her eyes and offered her hand. "Come on clumsy, maybe we can help you get up these steps..."
Ald regained his feet, thanked her and nodded, not ready to banter just yet. His back hurt a little bit, but other than that he seemed fine. Just left to nurse his pride he collected an armful of bottles, and followed the others back to the first room. Perhaps they would able to suss this strange place after a nice break.