"The Malachite Plateau? Very interesting!" professor McClellan came up to the globe, gently rotated the big sphere and found the necessary spot on a greenish continent. "As a rule, chronicles make no mention of such desolate places."

"Still, it's a vestige," Andreas leafed through the book, "how far is it from here?"

"It would be faster if you had a ship…"

"We do have a ship!" Lynette exclaimed after throwing an occasional glance at the sea behind the windows, "look, Andreas!"

The yacht was sprightly approaching to the lighthouse, the morning breeze filling the mainsail.

Lynette and Andreas hurried outdoors, nearly running to meet Jim and Iven at the wharf, waving their hands.

"We remembered that you had been talking about this town!" the Dwarf smiled alighting onto the embankment, the Elf following him, evidently also glad of the rejoining.

"I'll acquaint you with one of my teachers," Andreas led them to the building, they entered the study. "Professor McClellan, let me introduce Iven the Elf and Jim the Dwarf to you… eh… What are you doing?"

"Packing up to go with you," the professor had taken three big black rucksacks and now was pulling wrapped things, pocket books and pencils into them, "I hope, you don't mind?"

"But it will be dangerous!" Lynette warned, "trolls have been chasing us!"

"My grown-up children forgot about me, my wife left me, so, why should I immure myself in the library?" the professor took his mantle off and remained in dark trousers, high-boots, a white shirt and a brown waistcoat. "Am I not a researcher?"

"And what's our new destination?" Jim asked.

"The Malachite City," professor McClellan bent over a map spread on a table, his finger traced a route, "then we shall go up the Northern River to the Plateau."

They helped the professor to finish the packing, took navigation tools, a quadrant, a bronze compass.

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