The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon

A quiz show? What the hell is he talking about?

Flap!

After leaving such a cryptic remark, Isaac launched into the sky with a strong beat of his wings. He climbed higher and higher, accelerating as he ascended, higher than I’d ever seen him fly before.

I looked around in all directions, but there was nothing. Unlike what he’d claimed, no quiz opponent was in sight. Even with Detection, not a single living thing registered. There was neither a scorpion, nor a snake. Only endless waves of sand dunes stretched out before us.

"Sir Isaac’s heading toward that dune. According to the map, Yemera’s temple is just beyond it… It’s strange."

"What’s strange? The temple?"

"No, the dune. Look, none of the other dunes we’ve seen so far were drawn on the map. But this one is marked exactly in front of the temple."

She was right. That dune ahead was huge—visibly larger...