The Magic Quill #49: The Silken Ladder
Merlin’s tale continued…
“As the sound of locks being undone resounded through the vault, Don Pagliai stuffed something through a knothole in the crate where I was hidden. ‘Hurry,’ he said. ‘Hide this on yourself. It is one of the few things Il Comte did not take from us, and I have hoped until now that it might become useful. Perhaps it will serve you.’

