The pirates removed their magnetic aether personal dirigibles and entered the portal. The first through noted that there was no presence save the compromised clank obligingly lighting the portal. "You need not dazzle me with the bullseye lantern, Clank!" "I am compelled to illuminate yon portal. I cannot resist." The clank's voice was even more emotionless than is often the case for it's kind. The second pirate descended into the attic. "The clank is compelled by the clankseed I planted. It will respond to orders carefully delivered if preceded by the lock phrase." "And you know the lock phrase, I hope?" the first pirate demanded. "But of course!" the second pirate replied. To the clank she said, "Apple of my eye, take us to the sleeping chambers of the Darkstar heir. Apple of my eye, this must be done very quietly!" "As you wish," the clank replied. "Heh. It's like 'Simon-says'. It's helpless to resist?" The first pirate sounded a bit skeptical. "It's ours to command unless another clankseed overwrites the current one," the second pirate said. Molly's art notes: Set up and rendered in Poser 12.0.500 with the Superfly Cycles 2 rendering engine. The location is the servant quarters of Blue Tree Studio's modular mansion. The Skydome and manor grounds are by Flink. The taller air pirate is based on the Dawn mesh with shape and texture by Tempesta3d. The shorter air pirate is based on good ol' V4 also with shape and texture by Tempesta3d. Their gear is from DAZ. The head maid is based on Cybertenko's CSI mannequin with an outfit by Maya Studios repurposed. Should you be interested in viewing the series in order, that's easier at my Deviant Art site. The series begins here: https://www.deviantart.com/mollyfootman/art/Lilja-Darkstar-ponders-875997592