He stopped his story there, although we knew his tale was far from over.
Quickly, his strength returned. He showed us which plants were edible in this land, and at times prepared most delicious stews for us. We were, for a time, content to be alive and free of the Tukudeka. But eventually, a natural longing for home overtook us one and all, and despite the ease of life with the Abbé, we grew unhappy and angry, and demanded to find a way to leave.
Now that we wished to leave this place, he told us we must hear the remainder of his story.
In Egypt, he had learned of Hermes Trismegistus’ greatest achievement. The great Hermes had created a portal between the mortal world and the Land where Pharaohs live for all eternity. The abbot proclaimed that he had become consumed with the desire to e
