Hunter whispers under his breath… "We need a light spell in here" Hunter tries to go out of sight by backing up lighting his bulleseye lantern and then shinning it right at Charles for effect.
Ardo looks at the slowly enraging Charles and says in a low and calm voice while trying to project a peaceful demeaner. "Charles, before we leave can we have but a moment of your time to ask a few questions about this mansion and how to escape?"
Hunter begins to fall to sleep but he suddenly jumps up. 'Wait, what, oh yeah Charles… " he then looks around the room, everything is moving in slow motion or not at all. Must be a phenomenon acquainted with the house that is getting very regular. If things don't continue to go speedily he thinks to resign himself to the lady with the Pegasus and sleep.
As Hunter lights his lantern and begins pointing it into the library, Charles turns red and shouts at you with a great amount of rage, "NO LIGHTS!"
He quickly casts a spell and a wall of ice forms between you and Charles. The ice grows quickly, pushing the party out of the room and leaves it blocked by a huge wall of ice.
Hunter says, "Well that went well from slow motion to freezing cold." He then says, "There seems to be little to do here, shall we resolve to just mingle with the crazies here and count our blessings that we haven't died yet?"
With a sigh and mutter, Gabriel says to the others, "I wonder whatever may have a hold of him and how we may find another way in." Something was wrong with Charles, he seemed half crazed or fully mad. Perhaps though something else was going on, but unless they could get in there Gabriel did not see a why they might help the woman or her brother. More, even if they should.
Edited: Thomaslee on 13th Feb, 2017 - 10:42am
Out of Character: : Madeline is still held and she is inside the library with Charles. She was closer to him than any of the rest of you and is on his side of the ice wall.