Elrich and the gang have been walking for a long time, and now they're past the hill where Elrich first found the keys to Elmire's castle. Elrich is confused about why they need to destroy the key to the castle, since it's so important to him. He thinks that destroying the key will ensure that Elmire will never be able to escape her prison. He also thinks that if they can just destroy Elrich's key, then Elmire won't have any hope of escaping her prison either. He points out that in order for Elrich to get the key, he'd have to gather three holy stones, one on each side of Elrich. He's found one of those stones in the territory of the Toadlums, a giant toad that can grow to the height of a human. The toad is so big that Elrich must have liked it.