Nero helped me get Lynn back into the room where we'd found Wolfy. I noticed several large barrels in one corner of the room and decided to go investigate them while everyone gathered their thoughts and discussed what we should do next. I strolled over and started using my broken sword to pry the 'lid' off one of the barrels. "Pop!" The lid came off suddenly and rolled off into the corner. I leaned over and sniffed the contents of the barrel. "Dried meat! Great!" I turned around and whispered loudly to everyone. "This barrel has meat in it. Come get some while I open the other ones."
I quickly opened the one next to it and found dried fruit. That was even better, since I knew some of my friends didn't eat meat. "Fruit in this one, everybody!" I quickly put as much as I could carry comfortably from both barrels into my backpack. Everyone else who could, did the same.
Just then Luc said, "I am not sure but I think that I am feeling more monsters coming but from above in the castle. We need to move and we need to be quick about it."
We immediately gathered up our packs and weapons. Polgara and Hypatia helped Lynn, supporting her on either side. We left as quietly as we could making sure to shut the hatch behind us.
