As I began slowly drifting into the dreamworld, I had a premonition that what was about to happen next would not be pleasant. I knew that we had triggered some kind of trap that might prove to be life-threatening. Thinking about this, I desperately tried to keep my eyes open, but the exhaustion was like a hammer that struck my consciousness over and over without remorse. So, I gave in and closed my eyes.
When I came to, my vision was blurred, and it took several blinks to bring what I was seeing back into focus. I clutched my throbbing head and tried to shake myself awake, not wanting to fall prey to the fog of confusion that held me in its grasp. Finding myself lying within the cave, I waited for the feeling to pass as I stared at the mountain of gold that still stood tall at my side. Re
