[Bonus Chapter] The Scream

After they had all eaten and gotten out to their sites Maelyn remarked to Joseph as they walked through the main gate to the palace, "You know it's different walking up to this palace and not having to walk up that huge glob of basalt!"

  "Yeah. I almost miss the view." Joseph replied with a smile and added, "But it did make it easier to spot the other sites and see what they needed from that height when they'd holler."