"Grugda, you stay here with the girls. See if you can find anything else of use in these books." Kace waved a hand at the room around them. "Jal has to show me somewhere important. But there might be people watching us. I can't take anyone with me since it would look suspicious if so many of us disappear at once."
Grugda nodded his head to show that he understood what Kace was getting at. With those parting words, Kace asked Jal to take him to the surface. He had to see the site where all of this occurred no matter what!
The palace remained empty, feeling as Jal led him out into the courtyard. After looking around for a bit, he led Kace to the rear of the palace outside its walls. When Jal was confident that they had not been followed, he pressed on a section of the cavern's wall that slid to the slide to reveal a secret chamber.