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Having followed Anza to the old barn the Raven realizes
he has discovered the location of the Crest and is going to
get it. Knowing he will need some help, he flies off to
where Gray Wolf, Nigel, and their band of outlaws are
hanging out.
He swoops down to their camp, and morphs into Dimitri
Talbot, "The boy is riding off to get the Crest, and I know
where he is going."
"Let's go," commands Gray Wolf.
"Remember your promise."
"Of course," Gray Wolf responds as he smiles at Nigel
and the others, "of course."
Dimitri morphs back to the Raven and flies away leading
the way to the cave.
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Anza reins in for a brief moment and checks the Oracle
Frame. He returns it to his backpack and gently urges
'Runs like the Wind' with his heels into his side. He starts in
a slow gallop, increasing his gait and soon is running at a
speed to match his name.
The Oracle Fame emits a loud sound indicating they
have arrived at the entrance to the cave shown on the
map as the winter sun begins its early descent behind the
hills. Anza reins in, removes his sunglasses and dismounts
leaving his horse ground tied.
Taking a flashlight from his backpack, he goes into the
cave. It is damp, cold and dark, but not silent. He looks up,
down and all around. The light beam spots a lot of bats
making weird squeaking noises and hanging in the crevices.
The bats are spooked and begin flying around crashing
into Anza. Momentarily scared he jumps aside, takes a
deep breath and composes himself. The bat colony soon