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Syrus just knocked down the wrong
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person. It obviously wasn’t Kail! The person
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gets up to their feet. In the gloomy moonlight,
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Syrus can barely make out who it is. The person
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is a girl, a little taller than Syrus is. She has
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brown hair, maybe black, but he can’t really
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tell in the dark. The girl speaks.
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“You should watch where you’re going!”
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“Sorry. Did you see a boy run past
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just now.”
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“I don’t know. Who are you looking for?”
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“Kail.”
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“Oh, yeah, he just went by here. My name
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is Veronica Creel. What’s yours?”
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“Creel? Are you related to Synan?”
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“Oh, so you know Synan. You’re Syrus,
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right?”
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“Yeah.”
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“So Synan is here. Kail is probably afraid
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Synan will ruin his plan.”
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“What is his plan?”
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“Kail came to find Sage. Did he tell you
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that?”
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“I don’t remember.”
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“Anyway, he’s heading to the castle.”
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“Oh really.”
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“Yep. Well, I’d like to stay and talk, but
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I have things to do. See you later, Syrus!”
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Veronica turns and runs down a pathway.
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“Wait!” Syrus runs after her. After a short
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while of walking, the trail ends at a small stone temple.
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Syrus walks inside. There is a purple book here. Syrus
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opens the book. Inside is a small panel where Syrus
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sees a rotational view of a circular golden building.
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Syrus’s hand is attracted to the picture,
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drawn to it. When his hand almost touches, tiny golden
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sparkles appear in the space between his hand and the
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picture. Startled, Syrus jumps back. The book vibrates
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and slams shut. Syrus turns and runs out the door.
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He is back in the intersection in the forest.
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To his left is the entrance where he entered the
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forest. Ahead is the dead-end at the mountain where he
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met Kail. To the right is another pathway.
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Syrus walks down the pathway to the right. He
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walks for a few minutes in the darkened forest. He can
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hardly see a thing!
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Syrus comes to a smaller intersection. He
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can go straight forward or go down a pathway to
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the left. To the left, Syrus sees a faint light and some
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voices and quiet music. Syrus decides to walk down
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that pathway.
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As he continues down the path, the light and
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music grows louder. He shortly arrives in a small clearing
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next to the mountain. Syrus takes a look around.
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At the top of the mountain, there is reddish
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smoke exiting from the volcano. He is in a small clearing
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in the forest. On the side of the mountain is a black
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doorway with a large keyhole. In the middle of the
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clearing is a bonfire with Monks gathered around it.
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“Wow, a garden full of Monks!” Syrus says.
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A Monk notices him.
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“Halt! Who goes there?”
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“Syrus.”
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“We don’t know any Syrus! Send him to the
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volcano!”
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“No, wait!”
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“Wait? Why?”
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Syrus drops an Ideya Capture. The monk he
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captured earlier appears.
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“Oh, you’ve returned one of our Monks! I
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guess you can stay here for as long as you want. The
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specific monster you captured always wanted to explore
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the island. He might want to stay with you when you decide
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to leave.”
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“Okay, cool.”
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Syrus wanders around the clearing. There’s not a
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whole lot of interest around here. Up in the trees surrounding
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the clearing are millions of wooden bridges and treeforts.
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Syrus assumes that’s where the Monks live.
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Syrus spots a rope ladder. He goes over to the
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ladder and climbs up. He climbs to a wooden platform about
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twelve feet from the ground. He begins to crawl across one of
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the bridges to make sure it’s safe. To his surprise, these
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bridges are sturdier than he expected! He stands and crosses
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the bridge. He comes to one of the treeforts. The doorway is
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very small! Syrus begins to crawl into it.
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“Hey!” A Monk yells from below, “Syrus, that hut
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is empty. You can stay in it tonight.”
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“Okay.”
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After Syrus is inside, he realizes he couldn’t sleep
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in something so tiny. He’s practically curled in a
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ball next to a small window. These huts are so
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small!
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