“But we can find the chapter itself,” Paidia pointed out.
Muko carefully leafed through the volume till he found the page where the chapter started. “It's … it's this one,” he said wonderingly.
And there it all was, laid out in front of them: more information than they could readily absorb. There were biographical and other details about the artist who created the sculpture. After that was a section about the riddle, saying that part of it had been solved while another part remained unsolved. The most interesting paragraphs followed on from there. They stated that the sculpture had been created a long time ago and that every year it fell further and further into oblivion. 'It is not even known,' wrote the author, 'where the sculpture is currently located nor how to gain access to it.'
The children looked at each other, wide-eyed. None of them said anything. They continued reading and Muko turned the page.
'There are various ways of reaching the sculpture. The principal access point is through a series of hidden chambers full of danger in the form of countless deadly traps. There are other ways in through secret passages.'