"I'm still probably a dead man. At least now the secret won't die with me."
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reli
0
"The coordinates are Vag Obb Tor." He sighs. "What a relief."
"I detected the coordinates to reach Garzahd's fortress, and he knew it. That's why he will stop at nothing to kill me, and anyone who finds him out. And that is why I must tell you that they ..." He takes a deep breath.
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forb@know
0
"It was Garzahd! It was his fortress! He detected me, and I fled, before he could disrupt me. I finally found my way home, after many more hours, but it was too late. I had the forbidden knowledge."
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mast@dete
0
"I travelled too far away to be safe. I wandered for hours, looking for a landmark. And, eventually, I ended up outside a huge fortress, black and surrounded by lava and chasms! And when I was there, the master of the fort detected me!"
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lost
0
"I can travel with my mind, all over Exile. And I figured out a way to match coordinates with the places where I end up. But that's technical and not very important. What is important was that one day, when travelling through the ether, I became lost!"
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spec@tech
0
"A wondrous creation. It can send you anywhere, if you only know the right thing to chant when you step into it! I was trying to discover the chants. I'd developed a special technique."
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coor@port
0
He sits. "You see, I was doing research for the Tower of Magi. I was trying to discover coordinates for their portal."
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disc
0
"I'm not paranoid. Coming here, I was one step ahead of my potential assassins. But I'm safe here, and I can tell you what I have discovered."
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hidi@cowe
0
"Or some other sort of small, grubby creature."
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vole
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He bows his head. "Hiding here. Cowering, like a vole."
"I am Thompson. Welcome to my hideaway."
You finally reach Thompson. He is a small, harried looking man, who seems profoundly relieved you're not about to kill him.
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stnd
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Thompson shakes his head. "I can't tell you more about that."
