journey"
Mitchell immediately arranges an archaeological search from the information Kris has deciphered from the spell book with the government.
Mitchell catches the next flight to Cairo to meet up with Kris there and then they make their way out to the desert oasis.
Elven Magic
DESERT OASIS
When Kris and Mitchell finally meet up they do so in an old rundown pub called Harry's in Cairo Egypt. After a long day on their flights they both have dinner in the pub and then retire early to prepare for the long day ahead of them tomorrow.
Kris arranges with a tour to go out to the Oasis because the tours often include the oasis in their itinerary as they are very well known near Cairo and the embassy knows it's one of the oasis’s that's close to Cairo.
"How can I help you today?" said Tobias to Kris.
“I need to arrange a slot for my husband’s work crew on one of your tours going out tomorrow to this oasis here on my map.” Said Kris.
Kris points to the approximate location on her map that she got from the embassy, well Mitchell did actually.
“I know of this oasis although I’m not aware of anything of archaeological importance there.” Said Tobias.
“I can arrange the equipment you will need and you can be assured that you will be safe with the others on the tour.” Said Tobias with a sparkle in his eye.
“His crew is more than capable and should be able to handle themselves if there’s any trouble on the tour, thank you.”
Kris is unsure about Tobias but she knows she isn't in the position to be choosy and really needs a tour tomorrow to get to the Oasis quickly because the other embassies could and probably will find out what they're doing there.
Kris knows that even though most of the crew do the right thing and sleep, a few of them however will stay out at the pub the night before they leave and they will surely talk about the reason they are in Cairo.
Kris and Mitchell have dinner in Harry's Pub and retire early for the journey the next day won't be easy.
The next day they all meet in one of the entrances to the city and the caravan leaves with them early.
There are many people in the caravan some of which a Tracker, a few of a ship's crew with skills in navigation. There are also a quite a few traders and quite skilled guards as well.
Kris worrying the night before was as it turns out unnecessary because the traders and city guards were armed to the hilt, so to speak.
The crew also can tell that they would be one of the first to separate from the caravan which is because the oasis is closer to Cairo, although not knowing exactly what to expect at the oasis could be the problem they face as the guards won't wait around and will continue on with the caravan.
Just before the caravan reaches the archaeology crew's destination at the oasis the caravan changes direction and they part ways and little further into their trip a group of Bedouins attack and because they have no guards and only the means to defend themselves they give up quickly.
The Bedouins take all of their possessions and leave them with only the clothes on their backs and a map and a compass which the crew decide may be ok for getting to the oasis but not for getting back to Cairo.
Luckily the Bedouins don't know about the oasis and what they are looking for there. Hopefully think they are all food for the scavenging vultures now that they left them with nothing. Except a few shovels, and a look in their eyes as for what their intended to be used for? They even take some of their more valuable clothes as well.
They we're not far from the oasis and find it quickly without any more trouble, the all search the area and find a cave behind some rock arrangements and some of the men in the crew dig around to make their way down the corroded passage.
The room they find in the ground below is in really good condition for how old it is and they all find a set of switches that Kris and Mitchell unlock the spiral
Janwillem van de Wetering