Arkanos didn't flinch.
Raising his free hand slowly, he signaled to his knights to lower their weapons.
"I seek an artifact he took with him to his grave."
A deep rumble followed the silence.
Then the voice spoke again, this time colder… more demanding.
"Artifacts of the past are buried for a reason, heir of Bloodbane. To take what is lost is to unearth what should remain forgotten. What will you sacrifice to claim it?"
Arkanos fixed his gaze ahead, as if certain the beast approached directly toward him.
"Sacrifice? That is the burden of every emperor. The past may rest in silence, but silence does not erase its grip over those who live in the present. I have not come to desecrate—I have come to claim what is mine by right. Whatever price must be paid, I will bear it."