The Craftsman

As soon as Ceridwen and Hasien entered the room and closed the door Hasien bowed and said "I mean no offence, but is he really your nephew?"

Ceridwen sighed and said "Yes . Now, what is your name?"

Hasien spoke submissively saying "My name is Hasien Torothine, the last son of the Torothine patriarch of the honourable faction . "

Advertis.e.m.e.ntCeridwen touched her forehead thinking "I knew I should have helped them, but I was planning on stepping down soon . Why did my daughter have to run off like that?" Ceridwen nodded to Hasien and said "Hasien tell me what had the other faction of the Torothine discovered that made them think they could kill me and take over the empire?"

Hasien Looked down for a second before pulling a small journal out of his s.p.a.ce ring and said "The knowledge in this journal . I managed to steal it, so they wouldn"t be able to learn more before I warned you of their treacherous plot . "

Ceridwen nodded quietly examining the journal in her hands . There was a small lock on the side and the leather binding it was old but tough, if she had to guess it was ancient dragon scales . Based solely on what it was bound by she made the a.s.sumption that only a dragon could truly unlock and take the knowledge . The question was how did they open it in the first place .

Hasien could see the questioning look on her face and explained "The unborn child of a dying dragon was taken in by my father after he promised he would protect it with his life . He did try to protect it, and he lost his life . The only reason it took so long before it could be opened was that they needed the dragon to hatch first . Then they killed it and used its blood to open the first two pages . Because they where forced open you should be able to open them . "

Ceridwen nodded and said "I will take a look later, have one of the guards escort you to a protected room, if possible ask Daedalus to set up a formation for you . "
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After bowing once more Hasien took his leave and left the room . Ceridwen however stayed inside for several more hours contemplating what she had learned . The entire time the journal stayed sat in front of her sealed shut .

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It was only a few days later that Daedalus was called into the room . He had checked on her a few times but she had always scolded him for interrupting her thoughts . So when he was called in Daedalus didn"t hesitate to go in .

As soon as he entered Daedalus couldn"t help but be drawn to the dragon scale bound journal on the table . Ceridwen noticed this and simply nodded to which Daedalus went ahead and picked up the journal . Slowly he turned it over in his palms, examining it down to the slightest detail .

From his observations Daedalus said "It seems to be about five or six hundred thousand years old, bound by the scales of an ancient fire dragon or drake, and there are formations on the lock that unlocks more information based off of the strength of the bloodline and the strength of the bloodline possessor themself . "

Ceridwen nodded and said "Are their any traps that you could find?"

Daedalus nodded and said "There are new traps on the first two pages, if I"m right they cause who ever opens it to immediately have the energy drained . There are loop holes however, for example . . . "

As he said that he threw the book on the ground and used a stick to open it . As he did the stick crumbled to dust and Daedalus continued "It was a one time use formation so it is completely useless now . "