The Entertainment District
"We haven't seen purple or yellow light."
He walked over to the table to inspect the wine.
"We've seen red, orange, blue, green, and brown. But neither the primary yellow, nor the secondary purple.
"The colors are not tied to the books: Dust in the Wind has been rust, crimson, and green. You might say the colors are tied to the combination, but three times there's been no unity whatsoever among the books. So what about the time all were united in crimson?
"We think Dust and Hens are correct books, but we intentionally put Hens out of the mahogany chest. Dust was there as well, but not in its correct chest. The resulting mosaic was teleportation - as desirable an effect as we should like - but bringing creatures in, not out. If green signifies success, and if unity signifies a correct selection of books, and the reversal of the teleportation effect produces red, then its complementary color, green, might produce a teleportation effect out.
"The previous combination was Cedar:Dust; Mahogany:Headsman; Maple:Hens; Oak:Key.
"Dust fills the maple chest; Hens the mahogany. Key had previously been in the oak chest. That there was unity in color makes me believe that it was in the wrong chest before, which would place it in the cedar chest, though I don't know the metaphorical connection. This leaves Headsman for the oak chest. A rather banal connection, if I'm honest, for someone who composes opera. But this deduction is looking at color theory more than literary content."
He brought the wine, two glasses, olives and salami over to the reading desk. "I cannot test it for purity... can you? Something to look into later."
Picking up the four books, he looked at Vesryn. "Ready?"
OOC:
Guidance and Shillelagh should still be active.
Cedar - Key to the Kingdom
Maple - Dust in the Wind
Mahogany - Hens in the Fox Den
Oak - Headsman's Bounty