'Saw them take those skulls out of here. In a big box, they are. I watched the Queen put them in the box this morning… then the chaos priests took them away.' He began hopping about again, once more smiling happily. 'They're in the temple probably… almost certainly, in fact.' He stopped hopping and looked questioningly at Quint… then at Mahra and finally at Pardigan, then in a snivelling voice said, 'Nasty people, chaos priests… shall I show you the way?'
'We have to get out of here and over to the temple,' said Quint, ignoring Elisop.
The noise of doors banging and a commotion of voices calling and shouting could be heard from somewhere in the lower floors of the palace.
'Aaah, the Queen is back,' smiled Elisop. Gathering his cloak theatrically about him, he nodded to them and hissed,
