"What is silly without I?" Sherlock asked.

John gave him a confused look. "I assure you Sherlock...you're not silly. Far from it. Although there were times like when we visited the queen's home with you wrapped—should I say quite delicately? And that time that you were shooting a hole in our wall because you were bored and—"

"Come on, John, what is silly without I?"

John sighed. "I don't know. Boring? Serious?" Seeing the increasing look of exasperation on his friend's face with his every suggestion, John frowned, thinking harder, "Mature? Reasonable?...Mundane? WHAT?" John gave up; the look of frustration on Sherlock's face was getting to him. "So what is silly without you? 'Cause I obviously don't know having not experienced it yet in one full day to make an exemplary observation."

Sherlock gave his colleague a sharp look. "Silly minus I is SLLY, John. And if you shuffle those letters and add ABLE—"

"It's syllable!"

"Finally!"

"What about the other clues?" John re-read the back of the threatening note where the silly riddle was scribbled. "Conquer the divided. Conquer the divided...Of course! Words are divided into syllables! So it means to conquer the syllables!"

"To conquer, to acquire and put them in groups," Sherlock added.

"And the last clue, multiply the 1-10 by 1 and get your pattern."

"How many lines are there in the message, John?"

John turned the note, with the threatening message facing him:

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No one can come between me and him.

The bogeyman will come after you if you tried.

It's my dynasty, my rule.

She who partakes unwelcome will remain unwelcome.

I'm certainly what he wants.

I'm sure there is no issue there.

There will be no calamine if you get bitten.

I will always be his roband, securing his sail.

I am more ingenious and comelier than you.

I am telling you do not cross the vestibule, you don't know what's on that side.

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John's mouth moved wordlessly as he counted. Done in a moment, he enthusiastically stated, "There are 10 lines."

"Stupid pattern that one. Made to confuse."

"Multiply the 1 to10 lines by 1 and that's the pattern." John stared at the 'by 1' on the clue as he muttered, "I can see why you think it's stupid."

"Hm," grunted Sherlock, waving at John, encouraging him to read the product.

Picking up the hidden message, John's eyes widened. "You're right, Sherlock. This one is a death threat."

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A/N: Hope the above clues help.

And I hope I get some review even if only it says, "What the hell is this?"...I'll probably answer, "It's what I do when I'm bored since even though I'm glockcourage, my walls will remain hole free from me." :P