Laurelata had been scouting around to make sure they weren't ambushed.

"Could that 'hook' be magical," she asked, "maybe we can see what it is. That at least could give us an idea on how to get it out."

She looked at Rayland.
"Say, what happened when you arrived down here," she asked, "when we came here, as Jessica said, there were all kinds of weird critters. When did those start to pop up."

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now she's warned: sense motive: (1d20+6)[10]