"Its..." he paused, but this time not because he was unsure how honest to be but because he was struggling to think of an answer that would make sense to most people. "Some people think its a weapon, others think its a key for unlocking some ancient long hidden vault. If I'm right in reality its both. Once I've sorted my arm out we can come up with a more coherent plan for what to do."<br/><br/>He climbed out, staring across what appeared to be an empty lake, aside from an island at its centre with no obvious way to reach it. Perched on a small wooden post near the water's edge and watching them intently was a small eagle who took off and landed on Barkeley's unharmed shoulder when it realised who he was.<br/><br/>"Muroe old friend," Barkeley said as the eagle nuzzled his hair. "Aurora, meet my lookout/guardian Muroe. He's trained to attack anyone who approaches the lake who isn't me, but since I'm here he evidently doesn't consider you a threat. Now to show you something quite cool." He raised his free hand and uttered something under his breath. Nothing seemed to happen at first but slowly, seemingly out of thin air, a stone bridge linking the lakeshore and the island appeared. "Its a magical safeguard," Barkeley said. "If you try and cross the bridge without casting the spell first you'll just fall into the lake."