Hope you brought your number two pencil because this month we're going back to school.

Your fight with the Hobgoblin robbers is just a few hours from the gates of Snedrix

Old School, the Temple of Atheana, fondored, or Alex, as he was calling himself when

you last saw him, wandered off into the woods searching for a, quote, sweet magic sword

or something you'll see and didn't come back.

So you made your way to the school's famous stone gate and it's equally famous, unscalable

wall.

Well, unscalable if you're a gnome, it's actually just over 60 feet high, but that's

okay.

Because at the wall center, in giant gold letters above a stone double door are the

words, if you seek to enter here, answer the riddle that will soon appear.

And as you approach the door, a swirling black mirror at gnome eye level, shimmers, and

the following words appear in white smoke.

What has four letters and sometimes has nine, but never has five?

I got to tell y'all if you had just asked what happened yesterday, I think you'd have

got us.

My brain hurts.

Four letters, sometimes nine, but never five, is that what you said?

What has four letters and sometimes has nine, but never has five.

In other words, yes.

And as Snedrick says the word yes, the gates of Athiana open.

What?

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