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That woman was better than anticipated, finding that tunnel like she did. It had to be her experience hunting down Horrors, it just had to be. Olivia and several of the guards explored the chamber as thouroughly as they could and never even suspected it existed. Time to control the damage as much as possible at this point. Olivia sent the one guard to explore the tunnel so by now he probably discovered the trick used to keep that exit hidden. That woman would probably look at it too. So no more excursions to collect artifacts.
Okay that was no problem, there was more than enough to sell at this point. Didn't have a clue what any of them did but that wasn't an issue. A good story sold better than actual facts any way. After the money traded hands it didn't really matter if the person who ended ups buying it ended up killing themselves. But track, not just the physical ones, had to be covered. So a quick trip to the archive room and make sure certain reports were mysteriously 'lost' and all that needed to be reworked was the escape strategy..
“What are you doing here?”, a unexpected voice asked. One of the other guards was in here.
Damn it, damn it, damn it! Nobody was supposed to come in here. Quick, think fast, don't make him suspicious, you're almost there. Do not mess up now. 'I thought I'd check the old records to see if there was any mention of that tunnel.”
“Hmm,” he said as he went back to looking over those same records, “that Priest Olivia brought in had the same thought.” Damn it, damn it, damn it. “So she asked me to check for any records of it after I see if there's any caverns in the areas that would be big enough to stash the stolen items in.”
“So they know what was taken?” This could be not good depending on what they know.
“I'm pretty sure Olivia does but she hasn't shared that information as far as I know.” Of course Olivia would know, she could probably even... Okay there was no way they could track the items, Olivia would have done it by now if that was the case So just relax they were still be in the dark about certain details so far.
“Seems to be a strange time to be secretive about something.”
“No kidding but I think Jules has an idea of what might be in that vault, I'm just guessing because she knew what the vault was and seemed a little afraid of it,” Oh right, her name was Jules. “The kid not so much, but she was giving it all the respect it deserves.”
“It's a forbidden vault, anybody who knows what it is is going to give it the proper respect.”
“You're right of course, Now if that idiot would just keep quiet about a 'secret vault' that would make things easier on all of us.”
That idiot being Walter of course. While his ineptitude was a needed ploy if he kept bringing attention to the vault it was just going to make things harder. “Maybe a couple of us should have a ''talk' with him.” A few well placed pats on the spear got the message across easy enough.
The other guard snorted, “Not going to lie, it's tempting. The man's been asking for a beating almost from the moment he arrived. But Olivia has some weird soft spot for him so I'll pass. I might turn my back at the right moment though.” Both of them laughed but he was still looking over the records. Then he took a closer look at one in particular. “This looks like the one we need.,” he said. “I better let the archivist know I'm taking this one for a bit. Jules is going to be a tad disappointed though.”
“Why if it has what we're looking for?”Damn it, damn it damn it. There were too many people outside to just kill him and take the records. Had to do it in here then. The archivist was old enough that she should be easy enough to take care of. But where to hide the bodies?
Then the guard said, “She also asked me to see who looked at these records recently.. Unfortunately the archivist told me they only kept records of those who takes them out of the building. There's too many people coming and going to keep track of them all.”
Oh she was good, but not good enough. “Unlucky for us then, could have really narrowed down the list of suspects.”
“Could have.” he said as he took the record, “but that's life sometimes. See you around.” Waving in return and trying not to panic, things could be worse. They don't know where the items are hidden yet. But if that woman was as good as believed she could probably talk Olivia to increase the guard presence in the surrounding woods. Which means the timetable would have to be sped up. But this could still be workable, chances were the increased presence wouldn't be that soon, or that great right away. It could still work, just can't make make any major mistakes and keep the small ones at a minimum.
Okay that was no problem, there was more than enough to sell at this point. Didn't have a clue what any of them did but that wasn't an issue. A good story sold better than actual facts any way. After the money traded hands it didn't really matter if the person who ended ups buying it ended up killing themselves. But track, not just the physical ones, had to be covered. So a quick trip to the archive room and make sure certain reports were mysteriously 'lost' and all that needed to be reworked was the escape strategy..
“What are you doing here?”, a unexpected voice asked. One of the other guards was in here.
Damn it, damn it, damn it! Nobody was supposed to come in here. Quick, think fast, don't make him suspicious, you're almost there. Do not mess up now. 'I thought I'd check the old records to see if there was any mention of that tunnel.”
“Hmm,” he said as he went back to looking over those same records, “that Priest Olivia brought in had the same thought.” Damn it, damn it, damn it. “So she asked me to check for any records of it after I see if there's any caverns in the areas that would be big enough to stash the stolen items in.”
“So they know what was taken?” This could be not good depending on what they know.
“I'm pretty sure Olivia does but she hasn't shared that information as far as I know.” Of course Olivia would know, she could probably even... Okay there was no way they could track the items, Olivia would have done it by now if that was the case So just relax they were still be in the dark about certain details so far.
“Seems to be a strange time to be secretive about something.”
“No kidding but I think Jules has an idea of what might be in that vault, I'm just guessing because she knew what the vault was and seemed a little afraid of it,” Oh right, her name was Jules. “The kid not so much, but she was giving it all the respect it deserves.”
“It's a forbidden vault, anybody who knows what it is is going to give it the proper respect.”
“You're right of course, Now if that idiot would just keep quiet about a 'secret vault' that would make things easier on all of us.”
That idiot being Walter of course. While his ineptitude was a needed ploy if he kept bringing attention to the vault it was just going to make things harder. “Maybe a couple of us should have a ''talk' with him.” A few well placed pats on the spear got the message across easy enough.
The other guard snorted, “Not going to lie, it's tempting. The man's been asking for a beating almost from the moment he arrived. But Olivia has some weird soft spot for him so I'll pass. I might turn my back at the right moment though.” Both of them laughed but he was still looking over the records. Then he took a closer look at one in particular. “This looks like the one we need.,” he said. “I better let the archivist know I'm taking this one for a bit. Jules is going to be a tad disappointed though.”
“Why if it has what we're looking for?”Damn it, damn it damn it. There were too many people outside to just kill him and take the records. Had to do it in here then. The archivist was old enough that she should be easy enough to take care of. But where to hide the bodies?
Then the guard said, “She also asked me to see who looked at these records recently.. Unfortunately the archivist told me they only kept records of those who takes them out of the building. There's too many people coming and going to keep track of them all.”
Oh she was good, but not good enough. “Unlucky for us then, could have really narrowed down the list of suspects.”
“Could have.” he said as he took the record, “but that's life sometimes. See you around.” Waving in return and trying not to panic, things could be worse. They don't know where the items are hidden yet. But if that woman was as good as believed she could probably talk Olivia to increase the guard presence in the surrounding woods. Which means the timetable would have to be sped up. But this could still be workable, chances were the increased presence wouldn't be that soon, or that great right away. It could still work, just can't make make any major mistakes and keep the small ones at a minimum.