"In that case, I think we should retrieve this book. If it leads us to what we seek, then it will have been a small price, and if not? As you say, we will have at least made an ally." Brioc agrees readily with Ehldannis' assessment.
"As for how far we can trust the others, I would trust you, Marcus and Octar with my life or any secret. Dhormium seems a solid and trustworthy soul, and I doubt his people have any particular desire for the Fire itself. Tullius I am rather more wary of, but perhaps that suspicion is misplaced on my part. I think he is now more a scholar than a servant of Rome, and as such is probably willing to help us.
"But you raise a fair point. If this is indeed where we find the Fire, then we should tread cautiously. Any item of great power or value can cause a mortal to do acts normally beyond their nature, and there may still be room for treachery. Let us keep our eyes and ears open, but I feel we need do no more than that for now."