[center][h1][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5157586] [color=MediumAquamarine]Arin von Astastel[/color][/url][/h1][/center]
“[color=goldenrod]I don’t think they actually kept it in a vault. As a symbol it would need to be on a display and not hidden behind locked doors,[/color]” Elra said, “[color=goldenrod]I think also that her grace and other may have dealt with that issue or they may know more about who has it then they are letting us know.[/color]”

Arin responded to Elra after Callista finished speaking. “[color=MediumAquamarine]If this was before the thefts, I would agree with you, Miss Silverfang. I would not be surprised if they put the dagger on display for the whole world to see, to witness it in all its glory,[/color]” Arin’s voice changed to something more theatrical by the end of his sentence. He even twirled around once to add to the flair. “[color=MediumAquamarine] However.[/color]” The elf stopped. “[color=MediumAquamarine]Imagine, after a series of petty thefts, things from the armory start to disappear. More valuable items start to vanish into thin air. Would you feel safe, leaving your prized relic out in the open, all day long? Of course, you could increase security, but you cannot avoid the inevitability that there will be fewer people active at night both inside the castle and out. Guards are also a limited resource: security would have to use what guards they had to make sure that the whole castle was safe in addition to protecting any and all valuable items. As time goes by, and there is no sign of the thefts stopping, the ‘resources’ will start to get very tired and stressed, they are people after all, but this makes them less reliable as protectors.[/color]”

Arin paused for a moment to make sure the others were following his line of thought before continuing, “[color=MediumAquamarine]Usually, preferably immediately after things from the armory were taken and before all the guards are worked to the bone, this is around the time the owners of the priceless items decide to place said items in a vault, at least at night. When there is no one to marvel at their glory.[/color]” Arin added the same theatrical tone as before to the last part of the sentence. “[color=MediumAquamarine]Vaults are, in theory, the safest place to store items. There is only one entrance that needs to be guarded after all. Even better ones make it hard to get in and out. You could comfortably manage security without them being overworked or overwhelmed.[/color]”

Arin’s eyes slowly moved towards and locked on to the guards, assessing their state, “[color=MediumAquamarine]I would be extremely surprised if not a single valuable item was moved from its original place despite there being an ongoing stealing rampage. Makes you wonder who made that decision if that was the case...[/color]” Arin added a bearly audible, “[color=MediumAquamarine]and why.[/color]”

[quote=@pinkkoala321]
Her eyes roam over the group, weighing. "I've spent my life behind these walls. There's not a secret in this castle I don't know about. If there is . . . Well, it's well hidden." She plucks an invisible bit of lint from her sleeve. "Which is why I'm surprised that anyone was able to steal from this place, let alone from the vaults."[/quote]
Arin turned to the other elf, “[color=MediumAquamarine]Regardless of where the dagger was when it was stolen, you heard Lady Rynn say that the thief was able to access the vaults when she entered the room. Based on her choice of words, I can only assume that she too is unaware of how the thief was able to gain access to the areas where the thefts occurred and bypass the guards. They could not come up with even one suspect. Thus, I highly doubt they ‘have dealt with that issue’.[/color]”

Arin faced the princess, “[color=MediumAquamarine]I would rather be wrong, of course.[/color]” Though that would imply that the group was being actively misled. “[color=MediumAquamarine]Something or things, that may or may not be or include the Dark Dagger, have been stolen from the vaults and no one knows how. My previous statement still stands: it will happen again if you do not know how the theft was done.[/color]”

“[color=MediumAquamarine]Please correct me if I misunderstood the situation, or any detail, in any way.[/color]”