"You know me, loyal guard, I cannot help abhorring having any speck of dirt on me for too long. And besides, the water was so fresh and cool," even Yrael can't keep from making a face at the thought.

"Let's go." He shoves a handful of the derniers into a smaller sack and puts that into the larger sack. Heading quickly through the doorway into the first treasure room, they quietly open the door (the fact that it hit the sleeping guard was a complete accident) and move down the hall.

They turn the corner into another hall at the very moment a shout goes up from behind them.