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"Sorry...," muttered Falco as he followed Marlowe. "That was a rather personal question...,"

Now that the tower had come into view Falco couln't help but stare at it. "It's like the story Rapunzel that Sarah told me," the zahdl said in awe at the tower's height. "And...it looks pretty old... Are you sure that the item is in here?"

Falco couldn't help grinning despite of himself. " You sure have a sharp tongue," he told Marlowe before glacing up once again at the tower's single window. Somehow knowing that the stone was worth much,much less than he had earlier estimated, Falco felt somewhat better; if only slightly so.

"I'm going up then," the zahdl said flapping his wings. " Is there anything I should look out for up there?"

"Alright," replied Falco taking off and circling the tower a few times before peering down to Marlowe below. The ground looked a long way off and suddenly...the skies seemed lonely.

No, no...focus thought Falco shaking his head a few times to dispell the thought (and nearly falling in the process).


Landing on the windowsill the zahdl then peered cautiously into the tower; his golden eyes darting from one place to another in search of the gem. The hooded guy had been right about one thing though. The gargoyle could never have hoped to squeeze himself through here.

Squeezing in Falco nearly stumbled into one of those gaping balck holes that seemed to litter the tower's old floor. Flying carefully over these hazards as well as variuos dusty items and artifacts, the zahdl was really tempted to pick some of the more interesting items up when the glint of the jewel caught his eye.

Flying cautiously over to it Falco guiltily looked about as if expecting someone or something to catch him in the act of wrong doing.

Sarah meanwhile was getting worried. The duo had been gone a long time and in the guardian's eye the girl that followed Falco was as likely to hurt him as the wizard. They were after all bad, right?

Finally convinced that he was not going to get killed anytime soon the zahdl reached out and took the jewel off its velvet cushion.

Now that the item was actually in his hand Falco gingerly observed it. It was just as Marlowe had said; the jewel seemed nothing more than a just shiny piece of stone that reflected the dim moonlight in a rather beautiful way. Holding the stone tightly in his fist Falco then squeezed himself out of the tower's window and nearly crash landed onto the ground below in his haste not to be seen.

"I've got it Marlowe," Falco said holding out the stone. " Let's go before that hooded guy puts in more conditions to fufill,"

Marlow took the offered goggles, looking at them silently for a moment or too. She then placed them over her own head, the strap going around the back of her neck so that the goggles hung in front much as a necklace would.

"I promise," she said, unusually solemn. "And I can't help you outright, but know I'll be rooting for ya."

She reached out, standing on tiptoes to ruffle his hair. After doing so, she continued walking towards the city outskirts.

"And don't worry 'bout me telling your guardian. It's your decision, and you need to go through with it no matter what. It's no good to have people interfering, even if they do it 'cuz they care."

The city gate loomed ahead...

"So you made it," the hooded man sneered, crossing his arms, the bottle dangling from one hand. "I trust there were no inconveniences?"

"If you mean, did we get caught, then no," Marlowe said irritatedly, hands on her hips. She was feeling really irate with her so called 'master' at the moment, especially after spending time with Falco. Frankly, she just wanted the whole thing to be over with, for her sake and his.

"Silence," the man said condescendingly, "I was not addressing you."