Chapter 5 Scene 5

Amy and Gopumbi are in the passageway leading west from the mountain chamber. This is a long passage with many turns, rises, and dips, but their torches hold up. Along the way Gopumbi spots a green mushroom and picks it up.

"Remember we need these to make LIghtfoot Potions."

Amy had forgotten. "I just want to get out of here and see Stefi again."

"We all do, but we still have to find the statues and rarities or it we're all doomed."

They continue on, and a little while later Amy jumps and screams when a bug crosses in front of her.

You found an Orange Wingface!

"Calm down, it can't hurt you," reassures Gopumbi. "This means we should be near the exit."

A minute later they see cracks of daylight, but also encounter the smell of rotting wood.

"Oh no, the exit is blocked by a tree!" exclaims Amy.

"That's okay, I have the axe," announces Gopumbi.

"You have an axe?" Amy hadn't been very observant, but had been concentrating on keeping her torch lit and not tripping.

"Yes, we all took a tool from a campsite on the mountain." He looks at the tree, and continues, "This looks sideways, like it's a big branch."

Gopumbi starts chopping at the tree. It is awkward since he can only get at it from one side, but something feels funny.

"I think this branch is hollow ... hey, there's something inside it!" Gopumbi chops carefully around the object, and in ten minutes can remove it from the hollow branch.

You found the Statue of Utano!

Amy feels like she should do something, so she continues chopping the tree while Gopumbi admires the statue. When she slows down, they agree to take shifts, and it still takes an hour to cut all the way through the branch due to the awkward positioning. By then it is dark.

"Where are we?" asks Amy as they look out the opening.

"That has to be the Northwestern Forest. But we better climb down in daylight."

Amy agrees, so they eat some of the food they still have and settle down for the night, with Amy using some of the pieces of bark as a pillow.

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