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'All over the world?' said Ezura, Evangelina's reaper. 'Is that not a bit excessive?'

'We have specific targets in mind,' said Garovel. 'Some are quite far away. And we will have more in the future.'

'What are these targets?' asked Axiolis.

'In short?' said Garovel. 'Legendary treasure.'

The whole room was quiet for a moment.

'Our escapades in the Undercrust reminded me of the absolute deluge of powerful artifacts scattered throughout the world. We encountered several of them while in Himmekel, due to the exploits of one particularly troublesome Hun'Sho. I wish we could have retrieved all that we saw down there, but given how heavily guarded that area was--and no doubt still is--I think our time would be better used pursuing the same goal in other parts of the world.

'And right now, while Hector and I are more than happy to have you all staying here at Warrenhold, we also understand that YOU don't want to stay here indefinitely, do you?'

"Of course not," said Zeff.

'And to that end,' said Garovel, gesturing broadly with a bony hand, 'what we require now is not just time to rest and recover strength. We require NEW strength, don't you think?'

"That is true," said Evangelina. "And hunting down artifacts of power sounds much more appealing to me than trying to forge alliances with more people who might betray us later."

Hector saw a couple nods of agreement.

'That's all well and good,' said Mevox, 'but the problem with treasure hunting isn't the usefulness of it. It's the IMPOSSIBILITY of it. If we don't know where to look for these treasures, then it doesn't matter how powerful they are. We'll never find them. Are you sayin' you guys have leads for us to go on?'

'Yes,' said Garovel. 'We do.'

Mevox tilted his skeletal head. 'And where exactly are you getting such valuable intel from?'

'It's not that I don't wish to tell you,' said Garovel, 'but operationally-speaking, the fewer people who know, the better.'

'Right...'