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[One might notice at first that the older troll appears distraught. His eyes are sunken in and the vibrant red of his blood glistens around the yellow of his eyes, creating small viens that extend into the iris. It is a subtle effect that lack of sleep may cause.

There is a moment as he brings a hand up to rub his eyes, following with a pinch at the bridge of his nose before he drops his hand to his side. His mouth opens to speak but is caught in the crossfire with a sharp yawn. A short and curt growl escapes his throat. This was annoying.

Quickly he gains his composure and shakes his head, trying to wake himself from such a drowsy state. Now he can talk at full attention...maybe.]

I wish to address....

[Another pause, muscles tense as he subdues the urge to yawn once more. Calmly he drops back to a relaxing state.]

This tower has grown. I am unaware if any have noticed, though...I am sure. That you have. Since I have found exploring on ones own can prove difficult, especially with new dangers about now.

Would anyone wish to engage...eng..age...in....

[Another yawn escapes him and he nods off for a moment, before the feed cuts off. It must have been an accident maybe an unconscious flick of a finger.]

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Ah...they can take the form of birds, but their bodies are shaped like a human's other than the wings... Not that I have ever seen them with wings in reality...

If that is the case I am assuming you have found reference of this elsewhere? Is there some scripture in the library about them?

Ah, not that I've seen, but it is the way they're often depicted in art on Earth.

*Enoch actually has seen them with wings. It was just over three hundred years ago and he doesn't remember it.*

So, if they are here in the tower, are they dangerous?

Not angels themselves, but these monsters shaped like them.

How are dangerous? A stupid question indeed, but is it that they are violent upon contact. Or simply a foreboding of dread that follows them?

They...as long as someone is watching them, they are harmless, only stone. But as I said, when nobody watches, they come alive.

How is that possible? Surely one cannot keep their eyes upon something for long?

Precisely. I only escaped because I was not alone, and we watched it in turns until we had passed a level monsters won't travel through.