Looking over the scene the portly monk is worried.
Freeing this man seems to be a iffy proposition at best.
Who knows what forces would be released if the chains were cut?
Opening his pouch he takes a small heart made of hammered gold with two long strings attached each capped with a glittering bead.
It was a marker used by the monks when they were illuminating texts.
It also had the power to counter the evil powers of some written words.
Using his staff to block the chained man he sets the marker on the pages on the table.
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