The battle between the party and the snake women continues, and the lamias' seductive charms fail to snare anyone--until their matron appears and is able to seduce Maul into defending her from the rest of the party, "in the name of Thelxiepeia." Maul obeys the chief lamia's persuasion a bit too enthusiastically and smashes Carric into unconsciousness.
Roondar gets Carric back on his feet and the party breaks the spell on Maul, only for the newly revived Carric to become ensorceled by the matron mother. But Carric's help is not enough to keep her alive and, when Maul commands her to surrender, the matron replies, morosely, that she cannot.
Owynka lands the killing blow, and the party is left in peace to explore the ancient vault. Before taking a long rest they discover another set of stairs leading still deeper into the earth.
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