The Ones Who Remained were The Party: Handsome Carl, Widow, Robin, Brol, Shem and Tundra. They looked at one another and saw they were deformed from the touch of The Crystal Sword of the Lesser Traveler, Combined. They walked around the small island. They saw subtle movements on the ice beyond their vision. At the other side of the small island they found a Cave.
Tundra attempted to identify the subtle movement on the ice. An object hurled toward him. The object burst into flames and hit Tundra in the chest. Tundra was wounded. The Party went into The Cave.
Inside The Cave was a Drawing. The Drawing was of a large animal with a large mouth. The large animal was as tall as two people and as long as a dozen. The large animal was cylindrical in shape. There was also three people in the drawing. The three people held spears. On the ground, in The Cave was a blunted spear. Shem took the spear. The Cave was cold and Tundra died.
The Cave divided into two tunnels. A low growl emitted from the left tunnel. They could hear the scraping of flesh on ice. They moved down the right tunnel. Behind them they saw a great mouth from the side. The great mouth was as tall as a person. They saw a giant, pink tongue come from it. The tongue was searching. Shem threw the spear to it but missed.
They slipped on the ice and slid down a slope. At the bottom of the slope they found steps hewn into rock. The steps lead upward. They went up the steps and saw a small village under the hill. There was a Young Man Covered With Hair, playing a stringed instrument to their left. His hair was iridescent. The Young Man Covered With Hair made jests about their appearances and sang songs.
The Party went into The Small Village Under The Hill. They saw Residences, an Abandoned temple, a General Store and an Inn. They went inside the Inn and another Man Covered With Hair sat in a chair. His hair, too, was iridescent. Beside him lay a shell. He asked them if they were here for The "Event." They asked the man about the shell. He said it was to ward off daily attacks from the bat swarm. They went to the General Store to acquire shells.
The General Store was maintained by a Girl Covered in Hair. They asked the Girl about The "Event." The Girl said it was an unveiling of a statue by Humbald. Humbald was from The Small Village Under The Hill and was a famous artist. Humbald gave his money back to The Small Village Under The Hill. The people of The Small Village Under The Hill loved Humbald. Humbald lived on The Big Island. The city on The Big Island was called Column. The Party bartered for shells and Robin stole a healing salve. They left the General Store and heard screeching from above. They saw a cloud of bats. They ran to the Inn.
The Party went into the basement of the Inn. There was a long hall made of petrified wood. At the far end was a Crowd of Townspeople covered in hair. The Crowd faced a sheet. The sheet covered Humbald's statue. To their right was a bar. They drank at the bar. At the end of the bar was a human. The Human Man had long black hair and black beard. He had black, scaled armor. The armor looked like lobster scales. In the corner was another human. He wore a cloak. The cloak covered his face.
Shem went to the human in the corner and talked to him. The Cloaked Man signaled for drink. They drank. Shem asked The The Cloaked Man of The First Star. The Cloaked Man recognized the term. He heard it in Column. The Cloaked Man said he could bring Shem and her friends to Column in his cart by the Underbay Road.
The Crowd of townspeople cheered. The sheet was removed from the statue. The Crowd blocked The Party from seeing the statue. The Party moved to see the statue. They saw Humbald off to the side. Humbald looked like the other townspeople, covered with hair. But Humbald wore decorative clothing. Humbald wore a wig of long hair. The wig was flaxen.
The Party moved to the front of The Crowd. The Statue was made of hard, white stone. The Statue was a representation of Children. The Children were attached to one another to form a single figure. The figure had many arms, several heads, and a multitude of legs. The statue Children looked like the Children of The Party. Brol was upset and went to drink at the bar.
The Human Man from the bar, with long black hair, beard, and black-scaled armor, moved toward the statue. He struck the statue with a hammer. The Crowd was surprised. He struck the statue with the hammer and broke the statue. Humbald yelled. The Human Man yelled against The First Star. He ran from the Inn. The Crowd shouted at him.
The Crowd turned toward The Party. The Party was human like the man who attacked the statue. The Crowd began to yell at The Party. The Crowd moved aggressively toward The Party.
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