Alex sighed to himself as he relaxed in his little hideaway, an upper loft that stood in a disused belltower near the Academy. This was his place, a little spot to hide away, to think, to plan, which he had discovered a couple weeks into exploration around the area after he had arrived at the Academy. Now he had made it a place for himself, and while he expected it wasn't that much of a secret, it didn't hurt either, at least from his perspective.

But now he really needed the time to think. His attempted heist had gone totally wrong, and it was only through quick employment of his tome as well as some of the stuff that he had nabbed before that he was able to escape, after lighting a room or two on fire. It was actually impressive, especially considering whom he had been up against, but you really had to be there to appreciate the sheer genius of it. But it wasn't exactly how he had imagined that it would go, and he had gotten basically nothing for it in the process, besides the bragging rights of sneaking in. 

"Well now what do I do," he asked himself as he sat on the balcony, looking out over the city. There was always trying again, which was a viable option. But there was also this treasure hunt that had been announced, however it was supposed to work besides a generic 'go find stuff' sort of quest, which in all honesty seemed pretty boring without some idea of what to do or where to go. 

Humming to himself, his chin rested on his hand as he looked down at the city below him. Those people, he wasn't like them. He'd seen the world, and he aspired to be more, greater. To make a name for himself and to write his own legend, so he could be talked about and remembered. And failed break in attempts didn't exactly help that effort. Sure, he had time, but that was a small comfort to his ambition. 

At last he came to a decision, snapping his fingers before he rose to his feet. "Well, no point in sticking around here," he said to himself as his hands moved to rest in his pockets. He just needed to come up with a plan, that was all. Then he'd know what to do and could act upon his new plan.

Turning, he headed down the stairs and out of the small room that he had been in, en route for the Academy archives. His purpose there was twofold, either to find a map of the Citadel that he could use for his next attempt, which would make it that much easier to find something valuable. Otherwise, he might be able to find something that would help with the whole treasure hunt. Book diving wasn't his favorite thing, but he would bear with it. At the moment, he had only a few other options, and none of them pleasant.