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The group ‘hithered’ inside with Basileus bringing up the rear. He stopped at the level on which Eric and I stood and caught our eyes in his bright gaze. “A word of warning in your search of this island. Though there are no secrets here that I do not know, but there are many creatures that I found impossible to control.”
Eric nodded. “We’ll watch our steps.”
Basileus inclined his head and slipped inside after the witching group. I lifted my eyes and an eyebrow to Eric. “What kind of creatures?”
Eric shook his head. “I don’t know, but we would need to be on our guard regardless. His warning only reminds us to keep it that way.”
I scowled at where our host had disappeared. “You think he could have warned us about that stuff earlier.”
A slight smile touched the corners of Er
