The golden ship glided silently to a landing a short distance away. It was
clear to our heroes that it must be propelled and kept aloft by powerful
magic, for it had no sails. The hull seemed to be made of solid gold. It
was cigar-shaped, with portholes along the side and a figurehead at the
bow.
A door opened in the side, and a heavily built man with a wild black beard and swathed in furs stepped out. "Who are you and what are you doing in our realm?" he asked. "You are strangely dressed for the northlands - those of you who are dressed, that is." When the ship had started to descend, the four had quickly discussed whether they should reveal their true identities. In accordance with what they had decided, Fred said: "We arrived here accidentally a few minutes ago, through some arcane magic. Please may we come aboard before we freeze to death?
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