The group leaves the round hall and goes further down the corridor to the next room, which turns out to be empty except for a staircase.
When they climbed up, they immediately saw...
... No, this time it wasn't their kidnapper, but just his portrait hanging on a decorated stone wall. The wooden roof lets in rays of light, as does the rickety door at the opposite end of the room. There was nothing here but many bookshelves, a desk, a portrait, and a teardrop-shaped shield also attached to the wall.
In short, Reynold knocks Kerlian unconscious with a mallet, and he loses consciousness.
- AND AGAIN STRAIGHT! - Bai Feng insisted stubbornly.
- Thank you, Brian, we will visit you later. And by the way, where can we eat around here and... wash off the sweat and blood? - the elf's voice sounded somewhat uncertain, as always.