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Chapter 53: Trekking Through the Jungle
The two men were silent after breakfast as they thought about what had happened and what they would do next. Enzir knew that his plan had failed. He had wanted to bring the jade statue back to Alnoc and possibly bargain with Jal Dalik, but failed. He also wanted to retrieve the pearl from the thief who took it, but again failed as they were not able to track the dancer. Now, they had also lost the means to track her since Enzir had drunk all the remaining magic elixir to subdue the snake creature. Enzir was once again at a loss on what they would do next. The worst part was that he was defeated by a living statue, and he was made to kneel before someone of lower status.
"What do we do now, Jad Enzir?" asked Lankko, much to Enzir's annoyance.
"I don't know!" replied Enzir in a loud voice. "We lost our chance to return to Alnoc when we lost that jade statue and that dancer who took the pearl. Now, it looks like we'll have to live in this jungle while relying on fruits an
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