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 'Now that's settled, time to negotiate the scrolls with Isorin.' Destination set to the wizard's room, after a nod of acknowledgment – he left with the master Alchemist and his granddaughter speechless. The man who refused to join the Cobalt unit had another purpose, another scheme brewing. Deep down, Flein knew something was up. Sadly, emotions and baseless accusations would but harm a perfectly good situation. Quiet as he might have seemed, Staxius slowly made waves across the capital. From the underground to the royal family, the reach had expanded over many people. Not only in Hidros either; the Main continent as well. Well acquainted with Prince Ernis and a friend to Renaud; the amount of power hidden between those blank stares and monotonous speech patterns was consequential.

 "I see," said Isorin with a smile, "-you'd like to sell some of thy research to me?"