“Very weird and we’re all very impressed,” Phoenix agreed patiently. “But will it help us get out of here?” He reached out and grabbed her shoulder as she turned back to the hieroglyphs. “Jade! Focus! We’re bricked up in this place and I’ll bet horses use lots of oxygen. We need to get out of here!”
She looked around the room, frowning.
“Oh,” Phoenix added as an afterthought, “and please tell me that crack about aliens was just a joke?”
Jade laughed. “I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t write something like that into the plot. There was no mention in the game manual, was there?”
Phoenix thought hard then shook his head, relieved. “Ultimate badguy to kill, Yu Dragon to master; plus five levels of evil henchmen, Gods, Elves, magic and monsters, yes; but no aliens, thank goodness.”
“Secret passage?” she asked, her tone hopeful.
“Already thought of it,” Phoenix replied. Brynn snorted a laugh.
She looked at all three of them in turn. “But did anyone actually look for one?”
The three boys exchanged sheepish glances.
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