[Knife Clan, Rolling Hills]
Towering mountains block out the sky and create a natural barrier protecting the Clan's flank.  A wrought-iron gate, undoubtedly imposing in any other setting, pales in comparison.  The portal seems oddly out of place amidst the rocky crags.
Obvious paths: southwest.

> release
You aren't harnessing any mana.
You let your concentration lapse and feel the spell's energies dissipate.

> get lockpick ring
What were you referring to?
> get lockpick

You get a stout iron lockpick from inside your lockpick case.
> hide
You melt into the background, convinced that your attempt to hide went unobserved.
Roundtime: 2 sec.

HR>
RT with no EXP.

H> burgle
You make short work of the lock on the window and slip inside.

[Someone Else's Home, Kitchen]
Ban-minahle floors lie beneath watered silk rugs.  A long jade counter fills the center of the room.
You also see the kitchen window.
Obvious exits: south.

H> search counter
You rummage around the counter, but find nothing that looks valuable.
Roundtime: 9 sec.
HR>
RT with no EXP.

HR>
All of your students have left, so you stop teaching.
HR> go window
...wait 1 seconds.
H> go window

You come out of hiding.
You take a moment to reflect on the caper you just pulled as you slip out the kitchen window...

[Knife Clan, Rolling Hills]
Towering mountains block out the sky and create a natural barrier protecting the Clan's flank.  A wrought-iron gate, undoubtedly imposing in any other setting, pales in comparison.  The portal seems oddly out of place amidst the rocky crags.
Obvious paths: southwest.