It was a strange thought to consider that Solomon's closest ally in Keeliai might be a man who, Solomon was fairly sure, would have rathered Solomon died during their duel if only to protect the only kin he had left. Solomon couldn't mind too much, given the manner in which he had approached Bakura to begin with.

All that was not, however, enough to prevent Solomon from approaching Bakura on this occasion. There was one last gate Solomon hadn't been through, but there were a limited number of places it could lead given that all the gates were located in a virtual monatery. The first two gates had led to magical and martial prowess respectively; therefore, the third gate was most likely to contain something related to mental prowess. It was the most basic triumvirate of ability.

That meant it was the one most likely to be of use. Solomon doubted he would need any extra magic other than what he already had, and the last thing he needed was for his magic to be cut off. But performing experiments in a section of the Dreaming dedicated to knowledge? If they were lucky, it might even provide for them.

The problem, of course, being how to explain this to Bakura. Solomon led calmly with, "I'd like to perform an experiment with the khajbit."