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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 3855854" data-attributes="member: 5868">Lavinia immediately began opening the chests, throwing open one after another.&quot;And I was going to suggest searching them for traps,&quot; Thalas began, but Lavinia's searchings became more frantic.&nbsp; In short order, she had opened all of the chests, finding all empty but one, which contained a fair amount of gold, a ledger, and a smaller locked chest.&quot;I don't know what has happened,&quot; Lavinia wailed, blinking back tears. &quot;There should be far more than this.&nbsp; This little will cover my debt and expenses, but the majority of our fortune is gone.&quot;&quot;Could anyone else have gotten in?&quot; Athal asked.Lavinia shook her head.&nbsp; &quot;No one else has been here.&quot;&quot;Are you sure?&quot; Thalas asked.&nbsp; &quot;How many of those rings are there?&nbsp; What about your brother, Vanthus?&nbsp; He could have gotten past the cobras, right?&quot;&quot;No.&quot; Lavinia insisted.&nbsp; &quot;That's not possible.&nbsp; But there are two signet rings.&quot;&quot;Who had the other one?&quot; Morderas asked.&quot;Vanthus,&quot; was Lavinia's tear-faced reply. &quot;Come, let's go.&nbsp; There is nothing left for me here.&quot;&nbsp; She turned to depart.&quot;We'll be just along,&quot; Athal responded.&quot;We'd better ask the clerk if anyone else has been here,&quot; Thalas suggested.&nbsp; The group followed Lavinia back out to the room with the spiral staircase.The clerk was just coming down the stairs.&nbsp; &quot;My Lady, we were growing worried, you had been gone so ...GAK!!!&quot;Morderas had both hands around the man's throat, lifting him off the ground and pinning him against the staircase railing.&nbsp; &quot;WHO ELSE HAS BEEN IN THE VAULT!&quot; he demanded.&quot;Gaaaakkkk&quot; was the clerk's only reply.&quot;Morderas, release him,&quot; Athal commanded, and the half-drow slowly lowered the man back to the floor.&quot;I say, I've never been treated so ...&quot; the clerk trailed off as Morderas stared daggers at him.Arjan bounded up, and asked good naturedly: &quot;Has anyone else been to the vault? There were things missing.&quot;The clerk straightened.&nbsp; &quot;I assure you, no one had been here who is not authorized.&nbsp; There was a young man, about four weeks ago, but he had the ring, and ...&quot;&quot;Describe him!&quot; Quinn demanded.&nbsp; The clerk spit out a description of a young nobleman, dark haired, goateed.&quot;You can never trust anyone with a goatee,&quot; Thalas remarked to no one in particular.&quot;Is that him?&quot; Athal asked Lavinia. &quot;Vanthus, I mean?&quot;Lavinia nodded silently.&nbsp; &quot;it doesn't make sense.&nbsp; I don't know what to think.&nbsp; Please leave me -- you may meet me again at the manor in a few hours.&quot;The party left the quivering clerk and departed Castle Teraknian.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 3855854, member: 5868"] Lavinia immediately began opening the chests, throwing open one after another. "And I was going to suggest searching them for traps," Thalas began, but Lavinia's searchings became more frantic. In short order, she had opened all of the chests, finding all empty but one, which contained a fair amount of gold, a ledger, and a smaller locked chest. "I don't know what has happened," Lavinia wailed, blinking back tears. "There should be far more than this. This little will cover my debt and expenses, but the majority of our fortune is gone." "Could anyone else have gotten in?" Athal asked. Lavinia shook her head. "No one else has been here." "Are you sure?" Thalas asked. "How many of those rings are there? What about your brother, Vanthus? He could have gotten past the cobras, right?" "No." Lavinia insisted. "That's not possible. But there are two signet rings." "Who had the other one?" Morderas asked. "Vanthus," was Lavinia's tear-faced reply. "Come, let's go. There is nothing left for me here." She turned to depart. "We'll be just along," Athal responded. "We'd better ask the clerk if anyone else has been here," Thalas suggested. The group followed Lavinia back out to the room with the spiral staircase. The clerk was just coming down the stairs. "My Lady, we were growing worried, you had been gone so ...GAK!!!" Morderas had both hands around the man's throat, lifting him off the ground and pinning him against the staircase railing. "WHO ELSE HAS BEEN IN THE VAULT!" he demanded. "Gaaaakkkk" was the clerk's only reply. "Morderas, release him," Athal commanded, and the half-drow slowly lowered the man back to the floor. "I say, I've never been treated so ..." the clerk trailed off as Morderas stared daggers at him. Arjan bounded up, and asked good naturedly: "Has anyone else been to the vault? There were things missing." The clerk straightened. "I assure you, no one had been here who is not authorized. There was a young man, about four weeks ago, but he had the ring, and ..." "Describe him!" Quinn demanded. The clerk spit out a description of a young nobleman, dark haired, goateed. "You can never trust anyone with a goatee," Thalas remarked to no one in particular. "Is that him?" Athal asked Lavinia. "Vanthus, I mean?" Lavinia nodded silently. "it doesn't make sense. I don't know what to think. Please leave me -- you may meet me again at the manor in a few hours." The party left the quivering clerk and departed Castle Teraknian. [/QUOTE]

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