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INTO THE PIT.
High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.

As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.

And Drake had not aroused me.

Why?
And how long had I slept?
I jumped to my feet, stared about.