23 Varian It was deja-vu. Layla and I headed to the ogres’ keep. We waited until the two relentless suns went down before I glamoured us and we sneaked in. We climbed over the wall and tiptoed around the weaponry, and only saw a handful of ogres. From what Layla told me about their hunts and bonfires and loud manners, the keep seemed quiet for this time of the evening. Well, it made our job easier. Layla and I tiptoed around a big ogre stationed at one of the side doors and entered the keep. We were careful with noises around the few patrols we encountered as we went around the keep, looking for Ranzio, the leader. Knowing a little more about ogres than I did, Layla guided us to the back of the keep, where the leader’s quarters were. And there he was, alone in a large room, seated at

