🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- Pfft. Maybe I embellished things here and there, maybe not. You think I'm going to spill my guts and reveal every single detail at your beck and call? The big picture is this, and as you can see, is he listening to me today?... Yesterday? He didn't. I personally think that time is on our side. Or rather, on your side. Judging by your appearance, you're just here under observation, as a sample, while this investigation is ongoing. I don't know what miracle could happen for me to get out of all this. He'll just finish me off for the fun of it. Unless he finds a woman, and she tells him what she remembers. Or he catches one of my "buddies," which is quite possible. But I wish my buddies would stick with me until the end, but that's just wishful thinking. No matter how badly you treat people, you'll always get burned. They've all scattered, but how far have they gone? That evening, I managed to see my face on every wall; the "pharaoh" system works quickly here. Famous new rules. Most likely, they're also wanted throughout Calcite; you can't get far with that kind of baggage, especially with a woman. Maybe he'll become more cooperative in a day or two. And how about you? Do you have anyone on the outside who can search and help? Do you?

It's clear that if someone took the woman, it was that pirate, or that masked scoundrel. By the way, I've seen that mask before, back in Sizka. Only a rare weirdo would wear something like that. It was issued by Tung for foreign heroes, and it's supposed to dig into your bones.

- The last relic of a bygone era. I didn't really get to know this creature, but it seemed to me that he was completely indifferent to everything. Whether the robber took the flower girl... I still didn't see what happened there. There was smoke or some kind of magic. But the indirect evidence is not in his favor. If the ground opens up and reveals a secret passage, and I somehow get out, I'll have some questions for him. And one more solemn promise, before I go to the ground, - I hit the wall behind me with my elbow.