It would be a mistake to think that all of the creatures left to guard the labyrinth were mindless creatures of magic like the golems.  That would become apparent as they reached the next obstacle to their entry into the Sage's Tower.  Despite Lea's concern there were no traps or secret doors and they seemed to make good time as none of the many runes activated with Cortia in the party.<br/><br/>As they turned a corner Lea stepped back quickly.<b>"There is something ahead!  A creature, like an ogre or something, he is huge!"</b>Of course huge to Lea might not seem so big to the likes of the rest of the party but in this case she wasn't exaggerating based upon her reduced size.<br/><br/>She suggested the others peak around the corner and if any of them had experience with such a beast they would immediately recognize the<a class="link link--external" href="http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/l5r/images/a/a6/Ogre_Mage.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140201213747" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">ogre mage</a>as a powerful adversary. The only question is, do they talk or fight?