Chapter 234: Treasure Lies in Ruin
The Tale Bearers morning got interrupted by a new assignment.
"You need to retrieve an artifact stolen from the land of Gamaliel. The giants and dwraves were worried that if someone will use it in the wrong way it will cause a huge and disturbing impact." Cyrus informed as Lila added.
"In description it is known as whistle made of sea shells. It was protected and sealed from any sorcerers that wished to acquire it. They say it is powerful but it's maximum usage is still unknown."
"Anything else that we should know?" Ophir raised before leading the team.
"None, you will hear the exact detail with Von and Wee." Lila replied.
Cyrus stood and saluted them but added.
"This is not just a mission. You will be needing Hexel's medical skills, Selah will be in cared of Ecles and Kennan at the library and with the duke's household. Don't forget to be connected with us. Your device got maintained by Natalina. Put on your earpiece and listen to Ophir's decision. That's all have a safe and well accomplished assignment."
Cyprus kissed his children goodbye as they started to go through the bizarre trip of smallest to biggest. Just the trip alone was an adventure. A merging of reality and fantasy. It was Cyprus' first time to travel south. His face displayed amusement. When Von and Wee saw his presence their level of hospitality got over dramatic to a point that Nevi and Ain started to get annoyed. Urchin got highly pampered by the dwarves who are now the same height as he is.
Wee would piggy back ride his chubby butt and would complain how heavy he become. Just like the usual their welcoming was festive. Too joyful enough for the team to forget they are on a mission.
"The artifact- ho known as the magnes-ho wæfan-ho." (Magnet of waves.)
Von started as they enter his extra big house from a human's perspective.
"It was used-ho by our-ho ancestors to entrap-ho a black entity-ho that brings out an army-ho." The giant supplied.
"Army?" Nevi repeated indicating that he wanted to be clarified.
"Wee.. wicked army from the ghost of the past wee." the dwarf replied.
"How did it got stolen?" Hexel asked.
"Wee.. when we attended your wife's funeral wee.." Wee added when the dwarf realizes what was wrong he instantly asked for apology which Hexel waved off.
"Was it used before?" Cyprus inquired.
The giant and dwarf nodded their head.
"Before-ho our ancestors-ho used to blow it when someone significant died-ho. It was stolen-ho when the propecy about-ho Kish resurfaces-ho. It was used-ho to annihilate-ho the prophetic line-ho." Von explained.
"It's definitely connected to Sienna's sudden death." Nevi muttured eyeing Hexel.
"Weee. There were a lot of rebellious-wee spirit that wanted-wee to get revenge-wee with the prophets-wee." Wee added to expand more on the issue.
"Why would they want the propehet's line to perish?" Ain questioned.
"Because all the words and revelation released by them are bound to be realised." Cyprus fill in.
"If that is the case then we need to retrieve it before something awful happens. They might be after Sienna's daughter." Ophir stated.
Cyprus informed the palace concerning the issue. When Kennan and Ecles heared about the lurking danger they needed to be up 24 hours to be on their guard. Cyrus assigned Resh to send Mem and Evi toward Kish and Eyel. Sage who also got tappen in move swiftly to protect the villagers. They took the night to send the people at the queen's palace.
Gatsby, Tera and Hessie zoome in to the palace to extend their hands and to make sure Selah's safety is secured.
"Do you have a lead nor suspect?" Cyprus asked the two.
But the dwarf and giant admitted that they were clueless as to who would it be.
Nevi and Ophir exchange glances aand suspected that it might be the same old woman who appeared before Lehi vanished. It's been a year since she got forgotten.
"How about your previous intruder?" Ain asked
"We don't have-ho a rough-ho sketch but it might be someone-ho from back then. They said that it was a man-ho named Oath who blew-ho it to summon the wicked and rebellious spirits." Von informed upon recalling.
The Tale Bearers instantly look at one another and Nevi quarried.
"Does that mean not anyone can blow it? Or does the summoning depends on the motive of every whistle blower?"
"It's the hidden-wee desire within somone's soul-wee. You attract-wee what is concealed-wee in your deepest secret-wee. That is why it's called-wee magnes wæfan." Wee explained.
"Do you have a brief background about the man named Oath?" Ophir asked. Giving off the signal for the team to remain silent as he personally digs in.
"Oath-ho was an alien-ho to this place. He is a man that fell-ho in the sky-ho. He was said to be the wise-ho and gentle-ho man." Von introduced.
"But ironically his heart's content were as such?" Cyprus added
"Then it's not desire, it is undealt issues." Nevi stated
"Or it might be his true intention. Lips can lie but what you magnify never did." Ophir sadly concluded.
"His attempt- wee was known as the ghostly-wee empire. He alone and the wicked-wee spirit." Wee followed up.
"I heared that he was known as the single man with supernatural company. His army were unseen from the naked eye." Ain added.
"I wonder if he ever loved the first queen before?" Ophir asked.
"Yes-wee when he met the late queen. He surrendered- wee the whistle to our ancestors. Our ancestors-wee did their best to protect it and we are waiting for his return after jumping on a well-wee." The dwarf assured.
"He was-ho the one who-ho helped us not to extinct-ho." Von vindicated.
Their meeting ended as the night goes deeper. Von and Wee will be taking them to the place where it was sealed and stolen. Ophir pondered it from the heart that Oath might have been connected with Lehi's disappearance but he knew to himself that a dead person can no longer lift it's wrist to grapple on earth.