D'Tocka glares rays at your amusement, but keeps herself under control and turns her attention back to the dwelf. You can see her hands clenching and unclenching at her sides, though, and you can tell that she is not a fan of the old wizard already.<br/><br/>"Did I?" The old man looks at you and tilts his head to the side, that cheeky grin still on his lips. "I seem to remember saying that you would learn more, but never said I'd be the one giving you the knowledge... NO MATTER!"<br/><br/>With that, the wizard turns and knocks on the walls of the tower, and the bricks seem to melt away, opening a large doorway onto a spiral staircase.<br/><br/>"Well, come on! It's a long walk up!" As he starts up the stairs, he snaps, and with an audible<em>pop</em>, D'tocka's lips unseal.<br/><br/>You're not sure how long it takes to reach the top of the stairs. On the one hand, it feels like you're walking forever, but at the same time it feels like only a matter of moments before you're standing in a large, cluttered observatory, littered with books, wands, scrolls, and items that you can only assume are magic... or junk.