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JOURNEY TO MIRANGA ISLAND Part VI: Under Attack in the Underworld!             They walked for what felt like hours.   It suddenly struck Balric that he hadn ’ t once worried about their immanent deadline.   “ Well that ’ s somethin to be proud of, ” he thought.   Instantly, his stomach roiled up as he began to worry about running out of time.             Balric exhaled and saw his foggy breath pass by the small lantern he held up in front of him.   It was bitter cold this deep in Saltana, but after walking in it for so long he still shivered.   No numbness had set in.   It was just as cold now as when they entered this part of the bazaar.   Instinctively, he moved the lantern from his right hand to his left and then buried his newly freed hand into his pocket.   He looked ahead on the road and squinted hard.   He could barely make out Declan ahead of him, but his master was still in sight.   It seemed the depths of Saltana held not only bitter cold, but near pitch darkne

JOURNEY TO MIRANGA ISLAND Part V: An Interlude        Balric kept his eyes fixed on the ground as he walked.  It was uneven terrain, with puddles here and there of a dark liquid that he could only guess was water.     It got colder the further they went.  Balric crossed his arms tightly over his chest and hands, trying to warm what he could.  He started shivering slightly and tried to push his mind from his discomfort.  “Don’t think about coats.  Think about how we can keep track of our time here.  Let’s see…accordin to when we left, and factorin how long I think we’ve already been here, I’d say we want to be back at the docks when the sun rises.  Boy, I’d love a sweater right now.  Stop it Balric.  But there’s no way to know when the sun will rise from inside this place.  Ooh, socks would be nice.  Focus!” But it was eluding him, so Balric chose to try and distract himself.  He looked up, at Declan, to see how his master was faring.  But if the lad was cold he showed no s