A few days passed since Caitlyn last saw Twisted Fate. She thought she would have had news of him by now, since he was the one that insisted on their deal, but he hadn't communicated with her yet. And so, the Sheriff of Piltover continued to maintain her routine of rather boring activities, such as reading reports of infrigments of the law, signing some papers, having to listen to Vi's nagging, observing crime scenes that lead to the culprits...
Fortunately for her, Jinx hadn't committed any crimes these days, so that was one less thing she had to worry about. Vi, however, was still in a bad mood. Caitlyn's first thought was that her partner felt that it wasn't good for her reputation, to not be able to catch the girl with the explosives. She thought Vi would feel humiliated if they wouldn't catch her soon enough. There were rumours that there was a rivalry between Vi and Jinx, it had something to do with the past, but Caitlyn knew better not to ask about Vi's past. Vi didn't like to talk about the subject and Caitlyn respected that. What she already knew was enough for her.
Caitlyn was almost done with her paperwork for the day, when she heard the sound of thunder from outside. She looked out the window. It's gonna rain... better leave right now and go home quickly. I don't wanna be outside when the rain starts pouring, she thought.
A few minutes later, Caitlyn was going to exit the building, when she saw Twisted Fate who was running fast, as if someone was chasing him. He stopped only when he reached Caitlyn.
"Oh, hello partner!" she said with a smile, "What can I do for you?" then she tried to look behind him and frowned while saying "Is there anything wrong?"
Twisted Fate, who had been panting while Caitlyn was talking, had now caught his breath and replied "No time to explain, I need to get in the building! I have to hide!"
"Oh..." Caitlyn said as she pulled out a key from her pocket and unlocked the door she had just locked seconds ago.
Twisted Fate rushed inside and motioned her to do the same. She did and closed the transparent glass door behind her.
"What's bothering you, Cardmaster?"
"Sheriff... there's stuff I haven't told you. You don't know the whole story yet."
She frowned at his statement, before asking him "What do you mean?"
"Well... there's a lot I have to explain." he said, and looked around him a bit before continuing "Can we sit somewhere...?"
"Of course. We should go to my office. Here, at the main hall, anyone could interrupt us."
The Cardmaster followed the Sheriff to an elevator. They went in and then pressed the button for the second floor, which was where Caitlyn's office was. She sat on the chair that was behind her desk, while Twisted Fate sat on the one in front of it.
"Begin." said Caitlyn and nodded her head.
"...From where I should start?"
"From the start, obviously."
"Hmm... I've already told you people are tracking me down."
"Yes, though you didn't tell me the reason."
"The reason is... that they want something from me. I happen to possess a diary that has information about a hidden treasure."
Caitlyn tried to hold back a laugh, but couldn't. Twisted Fate was a bit offended by this, and he showed that by frowning.
"I'm sorry, continue" she said, though she laughed again.
"Look, Caitlyn, this is serious. Right now, my life is in danger. I've been trying to get away from pirates for the past few days, and I believe they're either from Gangplank or Miss Fortune's clan."
"Miss Fortune has a clan? I though she was no pirate" Caitlyn said, confused. Twisted Fate shrugged as if he didn't know, or even if he did, he didn't care. "Anyway, why don't you just give them the diary? Or does it have a sentimental value for you?"
"None of these." said the Cardmaster, while shaking his head. "It doesn't have any sentimental value to me, I just got it one night in the casino, from a stupid bet." Cailtyn rolled her eyes at this.
"But it can't get in the wrong hands, which, in this case, are the pirates'. The diary was Kegan Rodhe's, the creature that nowadays we call "Brand". It might include the map for the treasure, but I'm not quite sure, because I haven't opened it. It is locked, but it can't be unlocked with a key: it is bound by magic."
"Interesting..." said Caitlyn.
"I'm not done. You see, the diary was sealed by Kegan Rodhe himself, while he was transforming into Brand. They say the diary also contains dark curses that will affect whoever succeeds in opening it. And that's why I made a decision."
Twisted Fate was now dead serious. Caitlyn was looking at him amazed. "...Which is?" she asked.
"I have decided to burn the diary. But I'm afraid that this action might also cause it to curse me. So... I must keep it with me and hide it until I'm 100% sure it's safe. Or if I find any way to... you know... unleash its curse."
"Until then, what can I do for you, partner?"
"...You must stay with me, help me in any way possible, and since my pursuers found that I'm in Piltover... we must leave."
"What? But... but... I can't leave the police department... what if we find Jinx in the meantime... what if..." Caitlyn knew she had to keep her word, but she didn't like the thought of leaving the department.
"I'll be the one to tell you about Jinx. You know how it goes: first, we burn the diary, then I hand you Jinx."
