[h3] [color=#e5e4e2] [b]The Gray Flame[/b][/color][/h3]
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The Gray Flame was still busy with the map he did not realize that his boss had moved on to greet the newest member. Strangely, he didn't remember someone named Fia on the list. 
He was even more perplexed when watching the elven healer Roxas bringing am assortments of keepsakes from the upstairs. He was too occupied with Vesemir's whim, a carefulness to not show any sign of association with their current shelter, and observing the house itself. Which gave him a not-really-pleasant memory. 

And now such sense of carefulness was challenged by the healer's action, who argued that her deeds were just. The gray flame stood dumbfounded for a good second, before Engelbert pulled him out to the corridor, out of the others for now. 


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As the two went for a talk, Vesemmir approached the group. A spark of interest twinkled on his monocle when his gaze fell to the items laid out on the table. 

[b]"Pretty things they are. Some are mundane, some are... well, I can say, quite valuable indeed." [/b]

He reached for the sword, holding it by the handle for a while before returning it. [b]"Seems like a premium smithwork, and they put an enchantment in it too to make the steel durable." 
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Then his attention shifted toward the gold brooch with emerald on it. Despite not touching the jewelry, he concluded; [b]"There doesn't see any curses in these items. So worry not. They were neither ancient nor very rare, though I wouldn't discount the possibility of a tragic story behind them. Anyway, I know what the combination of Gold and Emerald entails. The healers usually wore them, and they were, more often than not, blessed with magic to make casting restorative spells easier. [/b]

He adjusted his monocle when he finally picked up a tubular crystal with a socket for wires on it. 

[b]"And this.. just a mundane crystal lamp. Usually sold with its rechargeable battery or the crystal itself acts as the battery. But I think that's the former. If you can channel magic, you can hold the crystal real tight and channel your energy into it like you mean it." [/b]

Vesemir raised his hand and activated the crystal, temporally illuminating the room with a bright white light 
[b]"I think that's all." [/b]

He shrugged and retreated to talk with Fia again. 


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Meanwhile 

"I know what you are thinking." The Gray Flame said. Despite looking like he was experiencing a blow to an old scar, he was quick to regain his focus. "But my hands are tied. What a rotten luck this is. You know what, let's see how it plays out or whether she was being true to her words." 

It was obvious that Gray Flame was not in an optimal condition to talk, but who knows, things might resolve quickly with to of them talking?

So, with Engelbert in tow, The Gray Flame returned to the living room. The items Roxas brought have already been laid on top of the table, like some sort of auctioned goods. He breathes heavily as if to prepare for a great confrontation. 

[i]"Roxas,"[/i] he said, slowly, clearly, like an elder brother telling his sister that the playtime was over. By the time he initiated this conversation, she was speaking with a giant Fellow The Gray Flame who hadn't had a chance exchanging names and pleasantries yet.  

"To be honest we already overstepped our boundaries simply by taking shelter here and using this very room like our own." 

Maybe intentional, or coincidental, the Gray Flame's gaze briefly fell on the photo and the bloodstained quiver. His hand slowly reached to touch them, until something snapped him out of it and brought his attention back to Fia, Evelyn, Carnathia and Roxas again, the main perpetrator.  

"But what is done is done. If you think you have a very good reason to remove these items from their initial places, then I am willing to hear it. Otherwise, this is not a decent thing to do, and we better return them back."