Taking the mages whispers to heart, I thought out what was needed.

He wants us to take a path. He wants it to look accidental. He will try to make it look like he struggles to keep up.

I should try to make it easier on this horse, so I lay down on the back of the horse. With my head resting near the neck (like riding the dragon).

The horse is vigorous and faster than before and takes the right turns without coaxing from me.

Hours of lovely sunny weather. The sound of a horse in natural gallop. The rush of winds past the face. It is an intoxicatingly soothing experience.

However, the horse did come to an abrupt stop where path came to a village.

About a minute later, the mage appeared on his horse. He took the leads of my horse and handed both horses off to a young man.

"I do not think I have ever seen a riding style like that. Low to the horse like a supply pack, I could see where a horse might become independent minded.

Here. Since we are off track and the horses need rest, let me show you something."

A bit off from the building of the village was a tall tower one piece. It resembled a cooling tower because of the wide base and upward curves.

He took me side. It was open at the top and had buttresses of unusual form. Truly a work of artistry with maybe some function. In the center were six large stone discs on top of each other. There carvings on each large stone disc.

The mage tells me to look around for a while. He wants to talk to someone.

The symbols carved into the discs also appears between the buttresses. The stack of stone discs does not follow that pattern. Instead of matching the 1,2,3,4,5,6 clockwise slots, they are stacked 1,3,5,2,4,6. Which is a pattern push one, then push the next one two slots around?

Hmm.