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Rifts
Melanie's voice was cool, contemplative. But when Julian looked aside at her, he noticed that her hands were clenched into fists at her sides and her brow was furrowed. She was working hard to remain calm in the face of that insane void, the same as he.
"This guy Hevergod really did not like his son, did he?" Tolburt said. He, too, looked decidedly uncomfortable.
"What was your first clue?" Julian replied. "The entire idea of this sort of inheritance treasure hunt is twisted." He looked back into the rock door, at the misty stairs ascending beyond sight. He tried not to peer into the blackness surrounding them, and mostly succeeded. It made his head swim, and he looked away quickly. "Is it just me or do those stairs go higher than the rest of the mountain?"
"Hmm." Me
