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The man was quick to answer as his body began to quiver.
    “You are neither; now tell me how to get into the sewers.”  Jes was starting to get aggravated.
    “I don’t know how,” the man’s attitude and memory changed when he found himself staring at a massive white blade.  “Well, maybe I do.  If you continue down this alley you will find a door that is hidden and this door will take you down.”  The man pointed a shaking finger in the direction of the alley’s conclusion.   “But no one ever goes there; it is haunted; voices drive people crazy.  Now please let me go.”  The thief’s voice was very shaky.
    “Well, I would like to kill you, but that would not be very sporting, so be gone.” Jes stated as the man ran for his life.
    “The thieves in this town are not very strong willed are they?”  Jes asked Talon.
    “No, not that I have noticed, the ssslaversss run thisss town.”  Talon answered
    The two continued down the alley, Jes easily found the door.  Not very well hidden, Jes thought. 
    For the next couple of days they explored the tunnels, but with no success.  At the end of the third week they finally found something. 
    The tunnel had gotten very dark, and all noise had disappeared with the light.
    “Wait!  Jesss did you hear that?”  Jes was startled by the sudden outburst.
    “Come on man you scared me, and now I can’t hear a damn thing but your heavy breathing.  I am beginning to think that we are not going to find a way in.”  Jes knew that he would never give up but still the thought did cross his mind.
    Talon ignored his comment.  “No itsss voicesss coming from over here behind thisss wall.”  Talon put his head against the wall.
    “I bet it’s those ‘voices’ that the crazy old man hinted of.” 
    What the rescue party did not know was that they were directly under the Library.
    “Can you understand any of the words they are saying,” questioned Jes.
    “Yesss, there isss sssomething about essscaping, but the ressst trailsss off into whissperesss.”  The dragon’s unique hearing ability at least came in handy thought Jes.
    “Well smash down the wall and let’s see what they are really saying,” said Jes.
    “Really? You want me to do that?”  Talon was puzzled. 
    “Ya, Talon bust it down, why not?  Who would know and it’s not like I can.”  Jes drew a dagger and tapped the wall.  Talon smiled and drew his massive blade: in one swing dust and rubble mixed with the darkness.  Moments passed before the sediment settled and they could see.  The wall was obliterated in that single stroke.  To Jes’ surprise, in the room stood Lyndon and a very beautiful woman. 
     
     
     

 
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    “And that brings us back to now.”  Jes’ story shocked me as I had not known that he was looking for me. 
    “So we are in Talons’ house?”  I asked.
    “Yesss, thisss isss my home,” answered Talon.
    “One more question Jes.  What happened to the young woman that I was with?”
    “Oh, that was weird. She left soon after we arrived here; she said something about a message and ran off.  She was quite something, you know.” 
    “Ya, I know, but I also think that there was more to her than what we may think. I am going to sleep, so shut that door.”  I slept for what seemed like forever.  When I finally opened my eyes the remainder of the day and half the night had passed.
    From what I could see everyone else in the house was still asleep.  I decided to take this time to gather my thoughts.  What was I to do? In the beginning I was alone, and now I have two others.  Is it safer now or will it ever be safe again?  Slowly I retrieved the rolled parchment.  If I read it now I must devote myself to this quest, I thought.  Well, I guess it’s already too late to turn back .  
    The hours slipped by as I sat and stared at the parchment. Finally, I decided to let my eyes gaze upon the dried ink.  The runes that I had not been able to