Meanwhile, nearly 100 miles away, a council was called to order.
At the head of the table sat Jarl Dunstad Von Crescent-light.
"My daughter has been missing for a while now. Surely someone has a lead on her whereabouts?" Dunstad asked
A yell was heard outside, the tone angry.
"I need to see the Jarl!"
"He is in an important meeting, access is denied."
"Don't make me kill you…"
"What could you do?" there was a sudden thud, a clash of arms, then silence.
"Someone should alert the rest of the guard!" A citizen exclaimed, then realised that there were no others.
The door to the castle main hall burst open, and a figure clad In a dark cloak entered.
"You cannot come in here!" an elder of the council yelled, drawing a war axe. The figure held out his hand, and shot a fist at the elder's neck. And with a twist, broke his spine. The figure sat down in the place where the elder once had.
"You wish to know the whereabouts of your daughter, Jarl?" He began.
Yarl Dunstad considered his options. One, he have this killer of his guards executed. Two, listen to what he says, then execute him. Or three, find where his daughter went, ten ask for help from this man.
"You do? Elaborate please." Was Dunstad's blunt response.
The figure spoke of his time observing Emma, beginning from her capture at the hands of the Empire, to their meeting and the dragon attack.
"Of Course, you in return must give me something. The reward for information. What was it? Ah, yes, the Universal stone… You don't know what it does, do you, Jarl Dunstad?"
The Jarl begrudgingly agreed to give the man the stone, wondering what power it actually possessed. Clearly he wanted it badly, so the stone served some purpose. Dunstad immediately regretted putting the stone as a reward.
Upon obtaining the stone, the figure rose from his chair, turned away from the council, then opened a rift and vanished from sight.
