17

When you awake, you can't tell what time it is since your room is dark, but you know it must be day.

You rise from bed and open the door to find Talandor coming down the hallway with a tray of food. The smell of fresh eggs and ham is enticing and you meet him in the hallway. He doesn't look well-rested, so you wonder if, indeed, he guarded your door all night.

"The cultists have been searching the city for both of us, but they didn't come down here." He gives you a smile. "Hungry?"

You nod.

"Follow me then." He leads you down the hall to another room where a huge dining table sits surrounded by ornate chairs. Tapestries cover the hand-hewn walls and painted china sits at six places around the table.

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