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[h2][color=598527][i][b]Kathryn Pyke[/b][/i][/color][/h2][i][b][color=598527]Human, Fighter (Rune Knight), Level 05[/color][/b][/i]
[color=598527][i][b]HP:[/b][/i][/color] 49 / 49	[color=598527][i][b]Armor Class:[/b][/i][/color] 21	[color=598527][i][b]Conditions:[/b][/i][/color] N/A
[color=598527][i][b]Location:[/b][/i][/color] Study
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	Kathryn listened, doing her best to hide her worry about the small girl who she had grown to adore these last few months. She wished she knew what to say to make her feel better. She wished she knew how to help her. "[color=598527]Okay. I figured I would ask. You're a rather smart lass ya know?[/color]" Kathryn took a moment to think of what to say to reassure Lizbeth before speaking up again. "[color=598527]There are experts on these sort of things, so how about first chance we get we go see some? In the mean time, if you need to step back at any point, know I wont be offended. Sometimes we have to look out for our own well being if we want to succeed.[/color]" Kathryn tried to reassure the small girl. "[color=598527]Plus I think we about have the kobold out the sack here. Then, we can work on our training, find our fancy experts, and enjoy ourselves. Games, stories, you can tell me more about that tinker boy you told me about, and I can share with you about the time I embarrassed myself in front of my teenage crush.[/color]" Kathryn offered wrapping it up with a soft joke to ease the situation some. Sure, Kathryn didn't have all the answers. But, she was going to do what she could for Lizbeth. Even if just knowing she had support. 

	Kathryn did take note that the lid was rather heavy. Well, it took effort for sure. Compared to the wine barrels Kathryn had been carrying it wasn't all too bad. Plus she didn't have to carry this either. A simple shove and she was all set! The loud thud was not something she was too proud of. She was less thrilled to see what was inside. Dirt. So much dirt. Not something Kathryn normally would mind, but she remembered Victoria mentioning something about graveyard dirt last time she was in here. So not only was she defiling a potential grave, it was probably someone else's grave at one point too. Inspecting the dirt herself, all she could say for sure is that it was rather chunky dirt. A noticeable amount of rocks, heavy dirt clumps, and things that may or may not have been bone bits. 

	First, she attempted to just see what she could see without having to touch the dead people dirt. Sure, she was fine fighting and killing her foes. She however, still held an aversion to touching dead people and their places. It was, a lot for Kathryn. If she wanted to find anything else, she would have to... get into the thick of it. Deciding she didn't actually wanna touch it, and convinced something may still jump out, she took her hand axe and began to use it somewhat like a shovel, attempting to shift the dirt to see what she could see without disturbing things too much. The soil was surprisingly delicate. Like freshly tilled farm soil she had seen off the side of roads while traveling. Something had been in here recently. She was pretty sure. She had no idea how long it took dirt to resettle... "[color=598527]hey Lizbeth, you know a bit about agriculture right? How long does soil stay loosened up after its been disturbed?[/color]" Maybe Lizbeth knew, maybe Kathryn could guess, but something had fucked with this dirt before Kathryn did. She however, couldn't tell anything else. So she had to go deeper.

	Taking her axe and shoveling up dirt to make a hole to see how deep it went, and to see if a corpse may still be present inside, Kathryn dug down to see what she could see. "[color=598527]Sorry, sorry, sorry, ew, ew, ew, sorry.[/color]" She said to no one or god in particular. But she was sure someone had to be offended by her actions. She felt insulted just by doing the actions. Then, she saw the glow. A black green crystal that seemed to draw her attention close. Beckoning to her. It wanted to be held, it wanted to be touched. To be possessed. Kathryn resisted the urge. No curses today please. However, it didn't react when Kathryn attempted to move it about with her axe. But now that she uncovered it, she couldn't just leave it could she? No. No she could not. With a deep sigh, she put the silvered axe back on her belt, and hoping the metal and leather would be enough, she grabbed the gem with her hand and pulled it out. A sharp gasp escaping her lips as she stepped back. Only to realize, nothing happened. On one hand, probably best. On the other, she did kind of hope for something to happen so she could react to it. "[color=598527]This looks important. We'll take it back with the note and Key, see if Victoria can use her magic to learn anything about it.[/color]" Kathryn said confidently like she was the expert in the room, who knew 100% what she was doing. Taking a brief walk around the study too find something secure enough to hold the gem, Kathryn sealed it tight, and sealed it again in a pouch on her belts. "[color=598527]Unless you see something else of note here, I think we should check out the coach house, see about your grandfather's study there.[/color]" Kathryn said proud of the work she had stumbled into. Only to turn and see the mess she made. It was leagues worse than she thought. "[color=598527]I'll uh... I'll take care of that as soon as I can, don't ask the staff to work on it.[/color]" Kathryn said a bit ashamed of the mess.