Calish held up a hand as he reached into one of his small pouches on his belt. It was a platinum ring with a sapphire gem inlaid in it. He tapped the ring once, twice, thrice and suddenly he and Neven popped into a pocket dimension. "Well, lets see what you brought for the entrance fee."

"Nice, very nice," Neven looked around to examine the pocket dimension before he revealed the ring to Calish holding it out for the Fox Man to see, "How about this for an entrance fee?"

The fox man took the ring to inspect it further. "Not bad, kiddo. Not bad at all. You took one item worth fifty gold pieces exactly. Well done indeed. Here's a key to a well that leads to the guild. There are four wells in each district to pick from. I would not recommend using the one here until after sun set. As Gabe mentioned before, you and ONE other may go along. Not the whole bunch. So, which one will you take with you, the drow or the ranger? Sorry, the guild doesn't like loud mouth children causing scenes in public. That's where you'll find Gabe and his crew and you will get to meet the rest as well."

"The drow," Neven replied without hesitation as he accepted the key from Calish, "He is used to watching my back in tight situations. Thank you, sir."

Calish tapped the platinum three more times and the two were back in the merchant district as if no time had passed. "See ya around, kiddo."

"Not if I see you first," Neven replied before he walked back to his companions.

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Above the city of Asylum everyone in the merchant district for a moment looked up to see the guardian flying over head. Even the party saw the gargantuan bronze dragon gliding over them towards the ocean beyond the sea port.

"Impressive," Willow remarked.

"WOW!" Serna gasped, "Not as big as that ancient Black Dragon we encountered when we had the Eleventh Talisman but still big nonetheless."

Irzen nodded in agreement.

Talos corrected the group, "Actually a bronze dragon is slightly bigger than those vile black dragons."

"I'll have to take your word for it," Irzen added, "The one we encountered was massive beyond imagining."

The bronze dragon glided ever lower to just above the surface of the water before disappearing beneath it. Its motion mimicked that of a submarine diving into deep water and was gone from everyone's sight.

"That was impressive," The Swordsman quipped, "I didn't know Bronze Dragons could swim."

"Aye. Bronze dragons are semi aquatic for their species. Being able to breathe underwater helps them hunt for sharks and other aquatic creatures for food. I would not want to be on the receiving end of lightning breath under water. I've seen what it does to marauding ships. It's both awesome and terrible to witness when you see a ship get blown to bits from lightning."

"I'll see you and raise you an entire village being reduced to a pool of liquid acid by a Black Dragon," Irzen replied as he sadly shook his head, "Not a pretty picture!"

"Has anyone seen Neven?" Serna asked no one in particular.

Talos looked back over to the puppet theater just as Calish and Neven walked from behind it, "They're still there, see. They must have been just out of sight. It can get pretty congested here during business hours."

"Oh!" Serna sounded relieved, "Neven, what happened? Did you do it?"

"I did," The Thief replied, "But we have to leave this part of the city. I have a key to a well that leads to the guild. However, I can only take one of you with me and I choose you, Lord Irzen."

"Me? Why?"

"Because you can see in the dark," Neven added, "And you are used to close and cramped spaces. The Thieves Guild is underground and you are of the Underdark. That environment is made for you. With you watching my back, I have little to fear."

"Sound logic," Irzen shook his head in agreement, "So where is this well?"

Neven turned to their guide, "Sergeant Talos, where is the nearest district and where is the well within that district?"

"There's a well between the merchants guild and the fighters guild to the north heading back towards the temple of Bahamut. There's one just past the mages guild heading south. Look for them near the side streets." The sergeant gestured both directions. "I recommend the one to the south. A lot less people to notice you."