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"Okay, I will ad more books than she had ever seen There were shelves overfloith bound volumes and table after table stacked full of thee room in which she stood boasted piles of "

"I tried to tell you"

"Yes, well, ive ht was to think that you were full of crap"

"I’ to try and not be offended by that," Cyn told her

Lilly s at the shelves of books and papers stacked haphazardly in every corner Fro looked like a hoe study, containing scattered tables and several different seating areas containing plush couches A huge fireplace stood on the north wall, boasting a crackling fire that cast a warhout the rooular house?" Lilly asked

"Keeps anyone who doesn’t belong here, out" Thalion explained "Not that we have many visitors, but it’s always better to be safe There’s a lot of information contained in these tomes, most of which, e"

"In other words," Cypher cut in, "if they found out this place even existed they would burn it to the ground"

"Huh," Lilly nodded, "alright then"

"What are we looking for?" Cyn asked

Thalion walked slowly around the roo over the books "It’s a brown, leather book The only distinguishing mark on it is the word Nushtonia"

Lilly looked over at Thalion The as not English and frankly not any language she had ever heard "What language is that and what does it e of the underworld," Cypher answered

"They have their own language?" Lilly’s brorinkled as she looked at Cypher doubtfully

"Yes, and it is wise not to use it," Cyn shot Thalion a warning look

"They have no power here," he told her

"Word travels faster and farther than you know You have spent far tooon"