บท 129: Waking A Sleeping Beauty

Lifen decided for now not to cause any panic, insisting the friendly Kelpie pretend he was human. Introducing himself as Bahlam, the Kelpie talked mainly to Qian. The shuttle changed course, diving right before the island's shallow waters. There, the group noticed they were approaching a large, antique-looking hatch. It slowly creaked open. 

"Boy, that hasn't been used for ages," Qian noted, trying to ease the tension. 

"Well, you are our first friendly visitors in centuries." 

"Uh, what happens to the non-friendly ones?" Qian asked. 

Bahlam shrugged. "Dunno, the last attempt was during great grandpa's time…."