EPILOGUE

They rushed into the palace, two awls trailing behind them, holding a huge wooden box. When they were climbing the flight of stairs, one of the awls relaxed his grasp on the case's side handle and it slid off, falling to the ground. The case's housing broke open and objects spewed out, including several scrolls, a large book with a lock restricting the pages, and a fairly long dagger.

"Wait, I'm familiar with both the book and the sword. They are normally at my father's place. He's been devoting a lot of time lately to reading that book."

"And what is the purpose of the blade?"

"It's for, yeah, I read about it in my father's library a long time ago, it's used for the rite when when...no!"

Daito's eyes abruptly opened as he realized what the intention of the visit could be. He made a hasty descent down the trunk, losing his balance and slipping off several times. Drom pursued him blindly.

"Hey! Dai, what is it tell me!"

"Come on Drom! We have to hurry before it's too late."

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