Using the disintegrator, Louis digs a burrow to hide from the sunflowers, while Teela treats Speaker's wounds. Speaker has only a patch of hair over his eyes and another on his rump. His vision has returned. Louis calls Nessus to report the incident. Nessus, he has guessed, is flying behind them. Nessus passes out from fear during Louis's report. When protective darkness falls, Louis, Speaker, and Teela fly away, keeping under the cloud cover so that they can see when they're out of range of the sunflowers. They pass the sunflower fields while it's still night.
The shadow squares are still above the party when Louis spots another light in the distance. The party goes to investigates and finds an opulent castle floating in air. They see a dry pool with the skeleton.....
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