### 326

There is a soft whirr as the mechanism of the lock disengages,16 but the door does not open. You will need this key,—the words sound in your head.

You spin around to see a female reptilian, the leader of her kind. She moves towards you from an archway to your right, holding a rod of Korlinium in her webbed hand. The glint of several eyes in the darkness of the other arches warn that she is not alone. Telepathically, she calls to you. You are unlike the other man-things that have dared to enter Zaaryx. What is it that you seek?

If you wish to tell her why you are here, turn to 256.

If you choose to prepare to defend yourself in case you are attacked, turn to 83.

#### Footnotes

[16] This section corresponds to the correct combination for the pyramid lock.