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"If we follow the pattern, that tangible giant is a place," Julian reasoned aloud

"Of course!" A soft gasp escaped Aurora's lips, frag into place "Giant's Cave," she breathed, otten?"

"You were little more than a tot when I relayed that particular tale to you, Rory," the lighthouse keeper replied "It was sleeping in your ht time to be recalled That time is now"

"I know of no Giant's Cave," Julian inserted, brows drawn in puzzlement "Given the fact that I've encountered lers, I find that odd"

"No, actually, it isn't" Aurora turned to her husband "You see, Giant's Cave is not a cave at all—it's a village"

"A village? Ie in…"

"As you know this one," she concurred "Only you know it by another name: Mousehole"

Julian's jaw dropped "Explain"

"Gladly Giant's Cave is Mousehole's true nah no one refers to it as such It was coined 'Mousehole' by boatnized its inaccessibility by any means other than water—'tis near impossible to reach by land"

"As the giants pursuing Tamara spilled forth into the Channel, so does Giant's Cave," Mr Scollard murmured

"So that's the connection," Aurora breathed "Another coincidence that's not a coincidence at all"

"I'll be dalanced at Mr Scollard, a neareness dawning in his eyes "That sheds light on another particular phrase you used In referring to the black cliffs, you said that not all peaksor difficult toMousehole, spanning the distance between Lizard's Point and Land's End"

"That's where I spotted the lighthouse," Aurora realized, herback over the details she could recall of the waters just east of Land's End "But there are no cliffs arising fronificent old castle that sits a It's east of Mousehole, and as a result, even farther away froible peak…" Abruptly she broke off and seized her husband's forear out of the water" She pointed to Jath'," she recited "It ht of it iible peak that will lead us to the black dialance at Mr Scollard "And I know just which rock it is"

Julian's head snapped around "Go on"

"'Tis the second part of the legend Mr Scollard told o—and it, too, has just awakened in an to dance "There's a legendary rock in the waters leading toward the village which, unlike the other jagged peaks in the bay, is sub—or translated, Merlin Rock That's the rock in James's inscription, the one upon which we ave a little skip "Manyinto place"