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Your party arrives back at the horse-drawn wagon at the same time as the driver returns, and you resume the trip to Kalokathir. You're thankful again that you're riding instead of walking; your legs are grateful for the rest, and Merlyn is predicting that you'll probably reach your destination before nightfall.

The trip is uneventful. You're getting used to the bumpy rhythm of the wagon along the road, and the steady clop of the horses' shoes, and as the sun starts to set you begin to doze.

You wake up when you feel something shaking you. At first you fear it's another earthquake, then you realize it's just Deke. Your companion is standing over you, but it's now completely dark, and you see city buildings and houses all around you - completely different scenery from the last that you remember.

"What's wrong?" you ask Deke a little groggily. "Where are we?"

A broad grin spreads on your companion's face. "Nothing's wrong, Renn!" he says. "We're here. We made it. We're in Kalokathir!"

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