The roan mare follows you into the cave. Small mirrors somewhere reflect daylight into this place making it surprisingly well lit. The stone walls are a pale quartz and there are few beautifully rendered primitive cave painting of ponies, buffalo and cattle done in earthy tones, eternally roaming the white walls.
The air smells of earth and paper. At the back of the cave is a low shelflike a table, holding several thick leather bound books.
Allani cocks her head. "Affi, Baeila and I keep all the written records of the Tir, including those of Pah'llocks fostered out and the clans and generations of Pah'llocks, Papillions, Dragons and other creatures that exist outside the Tir."She indicates a pile of thick, yellowed books on the table. "These have yet to be moved to the new library. At the moment it is easier to keep them here. You can leaf through if you like or I can tell you about fostering a foundling Pah'llock."
The Dragon List is thinner than any of of the others and seems far less worn, it's cover created from moulted dragonskin, the Volume of Papillion horses's cover is flecked with opal bright colours that shimmer irridescence like a butterfly's wing.
You run your fingers over the smooth, worn soft blue leather cover of the thickest tome, embossed on the cover in gold letters is the legend "Tome of fostered Pah'llocki" Carefully you open it and are rewarded by the scent of old parchment. The time yellowed page holds a list of contents
Among the books are a pair of slender books, one marked:
Gryphon CubsThe other is relatively new with an undecorated card cover, it's spine bound with string:
Strange Beings
There are a few other books but they appear to be currently empty, the covers blank. Apart from this there doesn't appear to be anything else in here with you but the roan mare who watches you with an amused expression. Then you notice the cave has a small tunnel leading off deeper into the range.
"That leads in towards Darkhorse's quarters." Allani informs you. "Shall we head out now?"