"You were attacked?"
Roger asked the "Margot" standing before him, looking slightly taken aback. Nimrod dutifully recounted how Lumian had attacked him:
"Yes."
"Boss, I suspect there's something wrong with the weapon that attacker was carrying. He didn't do much damage to me. He just cut my skin with that blade and ran away."
"Uh, I did wonder if I'd put enough pressure on him to send him fleeing. But after thinking it over, that seemed unlikely. His actions must have been planned. It was definitely premeditated, boss!"
As he spoke, Nimrod grew increasingly agitated, even waving his fists involuntarily. Roger glanced at him and offered a bland word of praise:
"You're much smarter than before. You even knew to come to me-but you can rest assured. I've already checked, and there are no traces of a curse on you."
"From your description, that oddly shaped blade might be a Beyonder weapon. Come with me. I'll help you eliminate any hidden dangers."
Nimrod followed Roger into the basement, where he saw a female statue with gentle features. Roger pointed at the statue and told Nimrod:
"Open it and climb inside."
In "Margot's" memories, he had experienced this method of eliminating hidden dangers before, but Nimrod hadn't inherited the details of that experience.
Still, this was hardly difficult for a "Mystery Pryer." With a slight flicker in his eyes, "Excellent Observation" helped him discover how to open the statue.
[A standard statue for worshipping the Mother Goddess of Depravity.]
The Celestial Worthy added:
[It doesn't look like the sort my dear "little sister" pays close attention to. With your current standing, you can shut out this purely symbolic ritual without my protection.]
"All right," Nimrod replied inwardly, then climbed inside.
After he entered the statue and closed the opening again, all