First the sudden appearance of a small stranger appearing out of nowhere and taking a hold of the Soul of Krogan, and second the sudden rage and fury of Kistal. Allanon had a lot to be aware of. Allanon stepped out of the way as Chihiro lunged to grab the soul gem. He was good at multitasking, but this could prove to be more of a challenge than he could handle. He was barely able to avoid being knocked over by Chihiro and her sudden burst of speed. As someone with no ability to magically boost himself, he simply stood no chance in this situation.

Magic was something he had to be prepared for. Something he could disrupt if he was paying attention. He had many strategies to deal with magic, but only when it was a preemptive measure. The speed at which the strange one appeared was something he could barely register. He even doubted Chihiro could keep up with it even with her newly boosted speed.

[color=50B1B8]"Excellent, Kistal,"[/color] Allanon responded looking over towards his comrade barely able to keep from showing his bewilderment. [color=50B1B8]"One step at a time. We have another problem on our hands at the moment. Help us protect the Soul of Krogan."[/color]

He had a feeling this strange one came from a completely different problem than the Calabris. Just how many people were after the Soul of Krogan? If they could wrest if from the hands of this new thief how would they be able to prevent it from being taken by someone else? Where could they hide it?

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Above the conflict happening in the ruin on the cliff Allanon, Kistal, and Bidzil scaled stood Kallen. He observed the chaos below with a frown on his face. He had come to scout out the ruins before raiding with a hired party, and what he saw today disappointed him. He had expected the bandits, but had not expected one of them to have somehow merged with the Soul of Krogan. Even less had he planned for the Ambassador, and he thought he had been meticulous about tracking Calabris operations. At least it was defeated by what appeared to be a party of heroes? 

Kallen had hoped to attempt to synchronize with the Soul of Krogan. From what he gathered from his research it chose its possessor. Although, obviously it could be coerced through magical means. He had no interest in dealing with any backlash that could result from that. Now he had no interest in the Soul for a completely different reason. There was too much attention on it from too many powerful forces. He was not prepared to deal with being hunted by his family, not after being so careful. He looked different from his "death" ten years ago, so any family member wouldn't recognize him upon seeing him, but if the Soul was being coveted by the Family they would find out if he had it. Of that he was certain.

[color=D82408]"Maybe I shouldn't have considering looking for such a high profile artifact,"[/color] Kallen muttered to himself.

The Eye of Avarice was an obscure one that had long been forgotten except by the most studied historian. He personally had one of the only texts describing it. [color=D82408]"Yes... yes... only obscure, little-known, and hard-to-find artifacts from now on."[/color]

He stopped talking to observe the events unfolding below. At this point they were none of his business, but they were a curiosity, and something he might be able to learn from.