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Lukias nodded sagely

The gravel suddenly shifted under Annon’s boots and he nearly fell

Lukias grabbed his arm to steady hi at Annon

"How far to Basilides?" Annon asked

"Tolanced from Annon to his friends "When you see it, you will understand why this quest of yours will fail Just as it takes a Druidecht to understand the lore of the wild, it takes a Rike of Seithrall to navigate the shrine You will not penetrate the interior without erous for you to attempt it"

Annon stood still and stared at him "I do not ask you to betray your brethren Only to lead us there"

Lukias shook his head "I will not betray the order I’o about trust I have tried to earn yours these last few days Your spirit cat will attest that I have not tried to escape I have made no contact with the order and I do not intend to betray you Your rings verify my words"

Erasmus reached thes, Rike"

"They are indeed, Preachán I was taught by the order that the Druidecht ic was a myth, a superstition If that is not true, it puts in question the other things I’ve been taught I aht now I hope to earn your trust to be included in your er"

Annon smiled sardonically "We’ll see" He looked at the others "The day is getting late, but we should go farther and thendeeper into the fringe of mountains

They sat around a small campfire in a cave made froht and hid the by the foothills below Scrub and rock littered the land, a boneyard of granite and fissures They had seen e Serpents slithered away from them, unused to disruption by e enough to provide cover for theround was powdery dust

Annon stared into the fire, reaching out through his talisman for spirits in the area It was not the type of creatures he was used to in Wayland, but they responded to hionflies as his coard fros, Druidecht May we be of service to you?

It was an oddly for, but it pleased Annon that they were not harsh or distrustful