20 SHIP SHAPE Now clean and having slept for several hours, Thordric rose to see if Hamlet had made any headway in figuring out what the two pyramids were for. The young archaeologist was across the room, his nose buried deep in what looked like one of the oldest books they’d brought with them. The title read ‘Ancient Cultures of Dinia’. He had never given much thought to who had lived on the continent before them, though he was glad that Hamlet had taken such an interest in the subject. Without him, they would all be lost for what to do. ‘Hamlet?’ he said. There was no response, so he said it a bit louder. ‘Oh, you’re awake,’ Hamlet said, jumping so badly that he almost dropped the book. ‘Have you learnt anything yet?’ Thordric asked him, indicating the two pyramids standing next to

