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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4880849" data-attributes="member: 3285">Castle Ambrose: Part 14 – Bobbing for a KeyIn the center of the otherwise bare room was a ten-foot deep sunken pit filled with liquid. A thin glass sphere floated in the middle of the pit. Inside the sphere can be seen a large silver key.“In Carcosa, the black lotus can make dreams come true,” Sebastian explained as they entered.  “It is likely that Kham’s dream took him somewhere else.  If he did not return by the end of the dream, then he is still there.” “We’ve been in the Dreamlands twice before,” said Vlad.  “Hopefully he can find his way back.”“I dreamed I was falling,” said Beldin.  “Fortunately, it didn’t come true.”“I dreamed…” Vlad shuddered.  “Let’s just say I don’t want to sleep out in the forest anymore.”Sebastian sighed.  His wings were covered in feathers.  “I dreamed Illiir gave me the gift of flight.  Only I already have it.  I woke up with these feathered wings.”“Who was behind that amber-colored light?” asked Beldin.  The light had healed all their wounds while they slept, and it faded as they awoke.“Aldones, I think,” said Beldin.  “I believe he is watching over us somehow.”“And here’s another silver key.” Sebastian pointed at the glass sphere. “Perhaps we need more than one.”Beldin flipped a silver piece into the pit.  It sizzled and disintegrated.  “Acid.”Vlad peered into the pit. “I suppose if you tie a rope to me I could try to…”Sebastian made a gesture. The glass sphere floated past Vlad and landed at Sebastian’s feet.  “Oh.  Right.”Sebastian stomped on the glass and it broke easily.  He snatched up the silver key with a flourish. “Beldin, let me see your key.”Beldin held up the first silver key they had found. They appeared identical.“They seem more ornamental than anything,” said the dwarf.  “There’s not enough teeth in these keys to make them of much value, but they are made of solid silver.”Vlad nodded.  “Then we’d better find the lock.  Let’s go.”</blockquote>

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