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Pendergrast just gives Samrod a blank stare, clearing haven't the faintest idea what he is talking about and quite likely think that the desert warrior is delusional.

You complete your morning preparations, which includes another meal consisting of another helping of dried fruits, tubers and nuts supplies by the Ekujae elves. When you first set out from Akrivel, they were a delicious change from the rather bland rations of dried beef jerky, hard bread and cheese, which is more common in your part of the world, but at this point a slice of cheese on stale bread does not sound so awful. Renali round up some fresh berries from a nearby shrub to add just a twist.

You leave the river and Pendergrasts boat and start to ascend the rocky hills to the east, heading towards the site where Hezles map indicates the nearest remaining dragon pillar to be. The journey soon gets arduous and exhausting in the oppressing heat and the steep ascend, and you are sweating profusely in your combat gear. This is one of these days where your water skins drain quicker than usual.

By noon when the sun reaches the zenith the terrain becomes flatter as you reach a higher plateau in the jungle. The ground becomes soggier and soon after puddles of stale water starts showing in the soft undergrowth. The dense jungle canopy thins exposing you to the searing rays of the sun. Mercifully, clouds begin to creep in with the promise of rains.

After a few more hours during which your pace almost drops to a crawl, you finally reach the site where the dragon pillar is supposed to be. The terrain in this area gives way to thick cloying mud and swampy ground. Shallow puddles lie scattered across the oversaturated earth, the water rising up to fill footsteps and other indentations left in the soil. Droplets slide from leaf to leaf before falling into the puddles, causing the pools to froth and boil. Soft bells sound intermittently between the patter of rain. Then, at long last, you spot the dragon pillar in the middle of a swampy marshland.