| 44 Intrigued by what types of books the creatures of the Horde might keep in Stoneholme, especially when everything else seems to have been destroyed, you begin looking through them. To your surprise they are mostly poetry and collections of romantic song. All are in Old Dwarvendim script and judging by the publication dates many are hundreds of years old. Only one holds any real interest though. It is titled "Fields of Protection" and looks almost brand new. It is as if age has not touched it. While you are flipping though its crisp clean pages you are startled by a rattling noise at the door. Wheeling around you draw your axe and stand ready for combat, expecting a horde of vile beasts to charge through the door. The fight does not eventuate. The rattling is someone testing the lock on the door. After a few attempts at turning the door's handle you hear some rough Hresh laughter and then the sound of marching feet moving away up the passage. With your heart thumping a drumbeat in your ears you slowly relax. Silently you curse your own inattention, the book of magic had so engrossed you that you had not noticed the approach of the patrol. They should not have got so close. In one quick motion you close up the book, place it in your pack and make your way back into the passageway. Without any further hesitation you continue south.
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