The last door in the corridor opened up into another vast room with two staircases at the far end that lead up to another floor.  The large wooden table and the throne like chairs that surrounded it were made of a strange wood  It was beautiful and smooth, one could tell that the craftmanship of it was that of an expert carpenter.	"Reminds me of my father's council chamber, where him and his advisors meet.  Perhaps this was once such a room."  Thorgon said in wonder as his hand ran over the surface of the table.  Once they ascended the stairs to the upper level the light in the room seemed to be playing tricks on their eyes as there seemed to be a pattern formed viewed from above.  It was Flagdon that realized what the pattern was, a map.  Thorgon moved to the railing of the balcony that they were on and looked down at it.  It was a map alright.  It was of the island that they were on.  He could make out the small mountain in the center of it and where the city was located.  Also where the harbor had once been, where their ship lay anchored.<br/><br/>Merry also looked and then as he looked down at the table below he tilted his head to one side and then squeezed through everyone and ran down the stairs.  He moved to the chair at the end of the table that had the stair cases to it's back.  He hopped up on to it and sat looking ahead and then down at the arms of the chair.  He looked at the two arms of the chair and moved his hands over what looked to be two round pieces of wood mounted in the fore part of the arms.  The chairs were made for a bigger person so he was litterly sitting on the edge of the chair.  He looked up at everyone and grinned.  "Does he know?"  came a voice out of thin air.  "These little ones are highly intelligent as well as loyal and courageous."  came another voice up by the others.  A silvery laugh of a female seemed to fill the air.  But still no one could be seen.	"I think."  came the woman's voice, "That their race should be watched and encouraged.  Perhaps they will be the ones to advise man, elf, and dwarf, in the way of peace."<br/><br/>Merry began to move his hands as if he was rolling a ball.  Suddenly the map expanded, changed location again and again until it seemed Merry had figured out what he was doing.  He moved his left hand and the map shifted, moving it from north to south or east to west and vice versa.  The right hand made the map enlarge or shrink depending on how he moved his hand.  "I think I figured out how to do this."  he shouted up at everyone.  He moved the map to where the city was and enlarged it till they saw the entire city in detail.  Then he made the city smaller and  moved it to a place to the north of the city where there seemed to be a road that lead up to the mountain.  He followed that road using what ever controls that were on the chair, enlarging  the map so they could see detail.  The road lead to another building on the mountainside, covered in vegitation.  There on what looked to be a cross of some sort hung a small set of armor with a helmet.<br/><br/>"By my father's beard, that be dwaven Armor!"  Flagdon exclaimed.<br/><br/>Thorgan laughed and placed an arm about Allassiel.  "Our little friend has made our work a lot easier."  he said, "I will be glad to be out of here with all those whisperings left behind."  He took her hand and began down the stairs again.  From there looking up above the table he could see the map again.  But as Merry hopped off the chair and took his hands off the round ball like objects in the chair's arm the map vanished.  "How did you know what to do to make the map do that?"  he asked Merry.<br/><br/>"Well i ddn't know what would happen, but I noticed that the chair there was different then the others.  It had the two ball like objects in the  arms.  I also noticed that the map seemed to hover directly above the table.  I just figured that the two might be connected and went down to see if I was right."  he smiled broadly.<br/><br/>Thorgon laughed and nodded.  "Well done Merry, well done indeed."  It was not long before they were once more outside and moving through the city.  This time in the opposite direction of the gate they came in to it.  They all now knew where they were to go and gathering the others outside they headed towards it.