Maris ( the paragon of awareness), grunts and points his sword to the wall separating the lab from the cottage room. Eilid and Aodh look at him with blank expressions ( a wall. Yes we see it.) Maris moves closer to the wall and gestures to a shelf. Aodh's eyes widen a and he nods. Eilid looks at them both. Both gesture to the wall and shelf. She looks again at the wall and finally turns to them and stamps a foot. WHAT! she shouts.
The shelf and the chair magus Maris replies. Eilid looks closer and sees what looks like some knotted twine coming off the shelf to a chair below it and then what is obviously a small ladder from the chair to the floor.
All this time the terriers are barking at the entrance to the lab. Suddenly they stop barking. The one called Digger whines a bit and everyone gets a strange feeling on their back molars like something vibrating. Eilid has a feeling she can almost hear something. Both dogs yelp and run from the cottage as fast as they can. After they are gone the sensation stops.