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Silverwood, Silverwood, Silverwood… The nary, echo

Merdigen gazed about the chauardians know the name Indeed, they know it all too well”

Dale shuddered, but Merdigen plunged right back into his story “Noble and silent was Theanduris Silverwood as he glided to the king’s side He bristled with power, his robes flowing behind hiuards surrounded him”

“Weapons?” Dale asked

“They hadannoyed by the interruption

“No, I uard the king Mostly”

“Oh, I see Yes, I’ve heard theh back then we knew them as Black Shields, an order of warriors created after the war and new to us We did not know at the ti others from Theanduris Later we discovered it was a little of both

“Tucked beneath his arm was a leather-bound book, quite ordinary really, except that we e above all else, and who had seen neither page nor parch, stared in wonder at it Theanduris ignored our interest and would not share its contents with us I came to understand later that this book was the journal in which he docu notes about the spells cast for the binding This is the book I told the Garth fellow about”

“Ah,” Dale said “But you never saw the actual contents?”

“Only blank pages, I’n conversation Theanduris indicated what information it held, but that’s all I ever saw or heard of it”

And this was all, Dale thought, with apprehension, they were basing their hopes on, that the book ht solve the mysteries of the wall If it could even be found

Before Merdigen continued with his tale, aof frothy ale appeared in his hand First he sipped cautiously froood Throat is getting dry with all this talking” He took a fewhis mouth with the back of his hand

“Where was I?” he muttered