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Stepan stepped sideways as Fia presented three trinkets. While the revelation caused Vesemir to struggle with another confusion, Arcan watched with solemn quietude. Neither troubled, nor amused, slightly irritated, maybe, but one could feel it wasn't because of the sifting but rather at the crafty attempt to minimize the disadvantage... at the moment where one should come clean. 

[quote]“If Vesemir would be so kind then, might he claim this item as his second?”[/quote]

Vesemir shot her a terrified glare. Eblana and Stepan backed a step further. In that moment where the curator weighed his options, a solution seemed to dawn on him. Yet he maintained his stony facade, and thus he spoke. 

[b][i]"This is the Sentinel Leaf-Broch,"[/i][/b] he hovered his fingers above that one trinket brazenly proposed to be claimed legally. It was a green piece of jewelry shaped like two green leaves conjoined by a silver star. Of everyone present in that room, Mr Elc and Jazdia seemed to know what it signifies, but neither elf said anything. [i][b]"Awarded only to those who saved multiple souls from the brink. My master requisitioned one, enchanted it so that the bearer would be granted to remain steadfast even under duress. He intended to give it to a dear friend who spent decades taking care of Thealeone. The person in question refused, and here it is."
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[i][b]"While this,"[/b][/i] He continued coldly, his eyes set on a white gem the size of a palm. Strangely lightweight for a stone-crystal, with luster that glows vibrantly within. [b][i]"Heart of Nuria. Or the imitation of it, according to my master. It temporarily produces light that wards off the darkest shadow. A reminder of the elven old Capital, to have it remain here and not in the Alkautsar, pained him greatly, but it was a wish that I could do nothing about."[/i][/b]

The last one was another jewel made of gold and ruby. [b][i]"It is supposed to make channeling fire magic easier, but it no longer holds its brilliance..."[/i][/b]

He stared back at Fia and Vesemir before standing straight again. [i][b]"Visitors, it is hard to forgive your action, but I find your honesty commendable. So I will give you options. You may surrender two of the three artifacts you took here and leave in peace."[/b][/i] He beckoned at the flat surface of the fountain's rim. [i][b]"Or you may take more than that with you, in which I must [i][b]insist[/b][/i] to see that you will use them to good use." [/b][/i]

Cryptic as ever, the word 'insist' echoed in that hall as if the entire vault emphasized what the curator had just said. He took a calm, backward step, as if giving the party ample time to think.