Book 8: Chapter 70: Bone Banner Totem
Seeing Joey’s expression, Milleras shrugged and did not ask about the Necromancer’s fate again.
“Let’s go, we’re leaving this place!” Joey walked along the corridor outside the stone room and turned left. He had obtained the route in and out of the Tower of Durlag from Hasheed, including the underground sections. This Forbidden Zone of Life held no more secrets for him.
Milleras and Iristin exchanged a glance and hurried closely behind the young man. But Lorlin’s eyes shifted as he cautiously crept toward the stone room and reached out to push the stone door.
“Lorlin, what are you doing?” The dwarf soon heard a soft whisper in his ear.
“By Santa! Elr, when did you get behind me? You scared me to death!” the young dwarf jumped in fright, angrily stroking the soft beard on his chin. At his age, he still didn’t have a long beard like Elder Loier that reached his knees, but after being around the old dwarf for so long, he had completely picked up his habit of stroking his beard.
“Oh, sorry!” Elr moved a little closer to the dwarf and whispered, “Did you want to see the Necromancer’s body?”
“Don’t you want to see how that guy died? It harmed Elder Loier, and your teacher…” the dwarf said with some sadness. “I’ve heard the elders in the clan say that the undead have many ways to come back to life. If by any chance it wasn’t dead, I could give it another axe swing… Hey, why do you smell so good?”
“Ah! It’s nothing, then hurry up and look. Firal and the others have already gone far ahead. We need to be quick!” Elr was startled, suddenly realizing that without noticing, she and the dwarf were almost face to face. She immediately pulled her head back as if electrocuted, shyly burying it in her chest as her cheeks slowly turned red.
“Mm!” Lorlin did not notice Elr’s unusual behavior. All his focus was on the Lich’s body inside the stone room.