Chapter 79

　　I had never used a broom, but it did not take long to gain an understanding of the mechanics. I began at the back of the cavern, pushing dust and rocks forward out of the various small caves, around the piled treasure, and down the tunnel. Sweeping uncovered more treasures, and two other caves, the entrances hidden in the uneven walls. I swept them out as well, not entirely sure if sweeping achieved much. Dust and dirt surely were a normal part of caves, part of the nature of them.

　　“Return the broom to the kitchen and begin sorting the treasure. Gold into one cave, gemstones into the other,” he instructed calmly the moment I ended my task, without raising his unusual violet eyes from the book.