Janis heard the lock click open and glanced back from her notes to see Sanny grinning at the small chest on his lap.

They'd found it in an unmarked cave just off their usual route.

"Let's see what we got," he said as he carefully opened the lid.

Janis was barely on her feet when she heard Sanny groan.

"Is it another copy of The Unfinished Epic?" she asked. They'd now found multiple copies of the old, cheaply printed, pulpy 'epic', all in chests in caves.

"Yes," Sanny grumbled.

At least they always sold.

But it still felt like the joke was on them.