Colonel Jane

Ning, Tim, and Jasmine rest walked on ahead over to where the guards were standing.

The woman next to Jacob took a step forward and spoke. "I am Colonel Jane Wilder, head of security in the Black Forest. I hear that you have come to meet with Sir Zarius, is that correct?"

"I have indeed come to meet him," Ning said. "Not just meet either. I have come to invest in him."

Colonel Jane nodded. "Allow us to check you for anything harmful on you before we take you to Sir Zarius," she said. Three men walked up with metal trays after she spoke. "Any sort of weapon, treasure, or metal tools that can be used as weapons, you will have to place them here."

"You will not get anything back until the time you leave this compound again."

Tim and Jasmine hesitated, looking at Ning. Given the fact that their treasures were so important to them, they did not wish to hand them over at all.