Knowledge is Power...

As Siate', the She Dragon, was throwing her hissy fit down in the cave with Aralt trying to keep his head down low, King Dulbbe was heading down the stairs to the library of the Shadows' King.  "Drat, Do we trolls also have a library?  I know it wouldn't be as large as the Shadows' King... I mean Queen's, but it would be nice to know if there is another source of information," Dulbbe asked his chief minion as he continued down the hallway with Drat scurrying fast behind him.

"Well your kingship, it is because of trolls that the word "trolling" began.  Trolls would rather just look at the cover of a book and not really open it to the pages within," Drat replied.  "Though, with the old king before you, there was such a competition between him and the Gooblin King that resulted in them both going after powerful books," Drat continued.  "After all, wizards aren't just powerful on their own magic but from all the knowledge they collect.  Both the old Troll King and the Gooblin King knew this," Drat said as he caught up to Dulbbe before he opened the door to the Shadows' Queen library.

"Hmmm," thought Dulbbe as they stood in front of the closed door.  "What if there are some old scrolls or books that could give us more information on this Wish Dragon, Siate'?  I mean, Drat, just think of her power," Dulbbe pondered.  "If she was so all powerful back when, why did the Dragons leave the realm?  If the Dragons were so mad at the villagers enough to leave, why not wipe out the villagers instead?  Or did history get rewritten with the Dragons leaving?  Interesting questions that I think we need to know the answers, Drat," said Dulbbe as he opened the door to the library while Drat wondered about his new King.  "A troll who believes reading is a virtue and doesn't wait for a servant to open doors for him," he mused to himself.

As Dulbbe entered the Shadows' Queen huge library, they quickly headed to room 101 where the one source that might be able to answer a few of his questions was located.  As he took the cover off the crystal ball it began to glow a pale green.  "Oh Wise One, is there a book or scroll that tells us of the time of Siate' the Wish Dragon when she was in power?"  The Dragon orb flashed a couple of times and then began to glow a brighter green as it answered Dulbbe's question.  "Yes."

"Okay??" thought Dulbee as he waited for the Dragon orb to continue.  Finally Dulbbe realized that in his rushed question he had forgotten to ask where this book could also be located.  Shaking his head, he quickly remedied the situation by asking the orb where this book would be.

"The Gooblin King has it, though he knows it not," answered the orb.  "It will be difficult to find for the scroll has it's own spell on it to keep it hidden from those that look to harm Dragons.  For the scroll knows that knowledge is power and it hides from those that seeks it's power."

In frustration Dulbbe's threw up his hands and growled, "How can we find a scroll that cloaks itself, let alone has hidden itself among the gooblins?"  The Orb answered, "With the help of a Dragon."