A little adventure

**Pop**

With a crash, two figures flew out of nowhere, falling onto a rough, rocky ground. The place was in a complete absence of light and the air infested with a dry and dusty feeling, where even oxygen seemed scarce.

--Pov Extimum--.

"Lumos"

With a slight intonation, the light turned on from my wand. I immediately looked at where Draco had fallen and then at my surroundings seeing that he was fine and just a little disheveled.

'Are you okay, Bloom?'

'…'

'Bloom?'

I looked around quickly and then tried to feel her, but...nothing. It's not here... it wasn't transferred... Why? She was right next to me. No, that doesn't matter right now.

If she's not here, it may be better. This place looks like a cave, although I don't know where, but considering how we got here, I can assume that it is either the same cave where they found the egg or... one related to its origin...

As my thoughts wandered, another light illuminated not far from me.

Draco: "Lumos! Ugh. Damn, how did we end up here? *cough* and this place is so dusty, I can barely breathe without feeling like I'm breathing in dirt."

"The egg must have been a portkey, one that was activated by reading its inscriptions"

*Ptui*

Draco spat on the floor as he brushed off his clothes.

Draco: "Then it's a cheap, tacky portkey. How could it just throw us around like that? My mouth tastes like dirt and my clothes are a mess. With that aside, how did it activate? You weren't holding the Egg, nor do we use magic, to begin with, you didn't even read the inscriptions in their original language, this goes against common sense." Annoyance and confusion were evident in his tone.

"Most likely the trigger was not the words or the sound itself, but the intention spoken through them."

Draco: "Eh, let's go with that for now. Speaking of which, where's the egg?"

"Didn't you hold it before we came?" I asked him as I directed my gaze to his body and then around him.

Draco: "Yes, but at some point I lost it out of my hands. I thought it would have fallen somewhere, but I already looked around and it's not there."— Draco frowned —"This is making less and less sense. It's not normal for the object that functions as a portkey to simply disappear, since the portkey always travels with the people; it's the bridge. How could it disappear??"

I was silent for a second, that was a good point, which made it more disconcerting, plus if we had it, we could get out of here right away.

"Let's not dwell on it so much, now the question is, do you have a way of knowing if this cave is the same one that your father explored?" Doubts aside, I asked the most important question now.

Draco: "*Cough* Yes, although I have not been here, I saw the map that my father drew of that place, it was not too complicated and it is almost a straight path, so, if we are in the same place, as long as we walk In one direction, close to the walls, we will reach the beginning or the end of the cave quickly and we will be able to check it out."

"Well, in that case, let's go in that direction."

Draco: "Why that direction?"

"Intuition"

--End Pov--.

As Draco and Extimum began to walk in the chosen direction, they noticed that as soon as they stopped talking, a disturbing silence settled around them. The cave was strange, perhaps not noticeable at first, since only their footsteps or a casual word could generate an echo, but when they stopped they noticed that the silence that enveloped them felt somewhat abnormal.

Whether it was magic or just the characteristics of the cave was a matter neither of them could say, but since the discomfort was obvious, they tried to make a casual chat in low voices as they walked.

With the light of the two wands raised and the echo of their footsteps, they stuck to one of the walls while they walked not far from each other.

Extimum held his wand aloft more for comfort than for the illumination it provided, keeping a wary gaze as they continued forward.

It was 15 long minutes that almost seemed like forever to Draco until they finally reached the end of the cave.

The place was much wider in all directions, so much so that the ceiling was not even visible, and the floor seemed to be in a slight depression towards the back of the place.

As they walked there, they saw a large mural carved into the stone of the wall, contrasting due to its deep black color compared to the other walls.

Draco: "The inscriptions seem similar to the ones on the egg, although these are even more worn. If this is the same cave, I understand why my father didn't even bother to take a photo or copy it."

Extimum's gaze also watched carefully and upon seeing even more unknown symbols on the mural he regretted not having at least reviewed all the content of Ylluxanty, after all, he just had to have given it a more detailed look to remember it and so he could be able to maybe understand what it said on the mural.

That said, he didn't lament too much, after all, how was he to know that he would come across something written in such an old and extinct language? His reasons for ignoring it weren't entirely wrong, although that didn't matter at this point.

Extimum: "So, are you sure it's the same cave?"

Draco: "Not completely, but, I have a way to check, if it really is the same cave, then there should be something..."— Searching briefly with his gaze, Draco ran towards a stone slab that seemed to move, revealing a small cavity. —"Here. This confirms it, this is where my father and his friends found the egg."

Coming closer to look, Extimum noticed a square, smooth cavity beneath the stoneware that Draco moved. It wasn't very large, just the right size to contain the egg.

Taking another quick look around, he silently cast a revelio, although as expected, it didn't reveal anything, in fact, he would be more surprised if it showed anything, but there was nothing to lose by trying. If he could find something that Mr. Malfoy and his friends didn't see that would be interesting.

Turning around, he returned to the mural and moved closer to look at it in more detail.

Draco also followed him curiously.

Draco: "Do you recognize anything?"

Extimum: "No. I see some scattered symbols, but most of them are in an unrecognizable state, not to mention that I don't understand most of them, and it's clear that whatever it said was meant to be interpreted with the images, but those parts are literally in pieces. Not even a reparo spell could fix something in this state."

Draco: "Well, we're here, anyway, see if you understand anything. In the meantime I'll look to see if there's anything else here." With that said, he walked away to check his surroundings, after all, it wasn't very often he ended up in situations like this.

Extimum only nodded slightly and focused on the mural. Touching some inscriptions, seeing if maybe they reacted to magic or if there was some secret switch. As for the area around the mural, he didn't pay much attention to it, he could see better than Draco without the light and he had already vaguely glared at most of this space.

This part of the cave had a circular shape, as if it had been some kind of room, and it also seemed to lean slightly towards the front of it, where the mural was. If it weren't for the absence of anything, he would have thought that this place was perhaps some kind of auditorium or something.

In fact, the latter is what made him lose interest in the rest of the room. There was literally nothing here but dust and the occasional rock and while there might still be some, he would leave that to Draco.

A few minutes passed like this, with Draco checking here and there and trying to move the occasional rock and Extimum focused on getting something from the mural.

**Creak creak**

Suddenly, Extimum's ears that he kept invisible on his head shook slightly. Due to his state of alert he had taken them out to increase the range of his senses and at this moment he perceived a light and distant sound.

Pausing slightly, he listened carefully, but there was no other sound, so he returned his attention to the mural, but just then.

**Creak creak**

The sound returned and this time it became louder, enough that even an echo of it began to be heard very faintly in the silent cave.

Draco: "What is that?" Draco briefly stopped what he was doing when he heard the sound.

Extimum did not respond, listening intently, unbeknownst to him, his pair of fox ears had been raised firmly in a state of alert.

And after listening for a few seconds, he finally spoke.

Extimum: "They sound like footsteps, someone else is here." Taking his gaze away from the mural, Extimum said as he looked at the path they had come from.

Draco: "Anyone else? That's impossible, my father sealed the only entrance, no one should even know about this place"

Extimum: "Wait, the entrance was sealed?" Extimum stared at Draco.

Draco: "eh...yeah, I had forgotten before because of the whole situation and I wasn't sure if it was the same cave"

Extimum: "Well, at least the problem of us being locked up here is no longer a concern, but...".

**Creak creak** *Footstep Footstep*

The sound became louder with each passing second, to the point that Draco could also recognize the sound as footsteps, however, Extimum's gaze was somewhat more serious because he could also vaguely hear voices.

???: "Are you sure this is the place? It doesn't look much different from the other caves in the mine"

??:"I'm sure, what I don't understand is why the entrance was covered, if it weren't for the fact that I was sure there was something here and from what I saw with my own eyes, I would have thought there was nothing"

?:"It's strange actually..."

???: "I just hope you're not wasting our time, George, because if you made me come here just to smell dirt...*Cluck*"

An unknown sound like something metallic was heard.

George:"*Gulp* Don't worry, I wouldn't dare lie to you. When this place was reported to the management they had a strange reaction and forbade the mine staff to go near it. But I was with the team that discovered this cave, I only explored a part of it before they made us retreat, but I found this and I'm sure there was more"

Extimum's brow furrowed, from what he was hearing it didn't seem like they were wizards, but rather muggles and leaving aside the fact that it seemed like they didn't have permission to be here, the man named George had a memory of this place after this place fell under the surveillance of the ministry.

Which was unusual, since generally when the ministry found out that some place related to magical civilization was discovered by the Muggles, they pulled strings and sent investigators, in the first instance to secure the area, in addition to investigating what was in it. According to what was obtained the course of action was decided, however, without fail, the first stages were about containment.

So it was rare for a muggle or non-magical to escape the encirclement and remember anything.

Several thoughts ran quickly through Extimum's mind, from them being another type of creature or that they had just been lucky, among other things, although he finally stopped at something.

'Lucius... *Tch*, his blatant use of power to gain access to this cave is the only explanation for the ministry failing in its duties.'

Though he thought about it, he quickly snapped out of those unnecessary thoughts. Faint lights from the intruders were already starting to be seen in the distance.

Without a second thought, he waved his wand casting a silent nox extinguishing both his and Draco's wand.

Extimum: "Draco, come quickly, we must hide"

Draco: "Where? There's nothing here to hide with, besides, why should we hide? I heard some of the conversation, they're just muggles. They shouldn't even be here."

Extimum: "It doesn't matter if they are muggles, just come, I have a way to hide us. If they see us it will only cause questions and we can't forget them." Extimum didn't want to get into any more trouble, right now he really preferred his vacation to be just that, plus he felt a little uncomfortable.

Draco: "Hmp, it doesn't matter, they're just dirty muggles, with some simple spells without them realizing it and thinking this place is cursed."

Extimum felt a headache coming on, when Draco got into that plan it became problematic and to make matters worse, he had ended up speaking in a much louder tone of voice that echoed through the cave. There was no way they hadn't heard them.

?: "Huh? Did you hear that? I think I hear voices"

George: "That's impossible, there is only one entrance to this place and it was completely sealed when we entered."

???: "No, I heard something too."

Extimum: "Draco, we are no longer in the mansion, we can't just use magic with the wand casually."

The lights began to approach faster in his direction and Extimum realized that it was too late to cast an illusion on them, at most he could hide himself, but Draco was very far away and without using his wand, his range was much smaller. Outside of wizarding homes, he only had a very limited repertoire of spells he could use and that was under the premise that no non-magicals would see him, unless he wanted to be involved in a public scandal like Harry in the story.

However, as he assumed, Draco didn't even make an effort to approach him, walking at a slow pace, with his head somewhat held high, although he at least had the decency to hide his wand in the sleeve of his clothes.

In just a few seconds, the light arrived in front of them, showing the figures of three adult men.

???:" Children?". One of the men shined his flashlight on Extimum's face and then on Draco's.

George: "What are some kids doing here? How did they even get in?"

?:"That's easy to know, hey you, the one with the strange hair, tell me, how did you get in here?"

Extimum narrowed his eyes in annoyance, the man had no manners whatsoever, pointing his flashlight directly at his face and demanding answers.

Extimum: "The derogatory comment was a bit unnecessary..."

???:"Wow, this guy has some attitude, Martin."

George: "But I still don't understand how they got in, it's not easy to sneak into the mine with the tough surveillance and this cave is quite deep..."

?:"Probably since they are smaller they managed to sneak away, however, boy, you still haven't answered my question, how did you get into this cave? Is there another entrance?"

Draco: "Tch, I'm not surprised by the lack of education of these Muggles, don't you know that you shouldn't shine the light in people's faces? Take that damn light out of my face, you dirty monkey."

???:"Muggle? What is a muggle?"

George: "Probably just a few words from young people today"

???: "I don't believe it, I've never heard it before"

George: "You don't even have kids, how would you know what young people today say?"

Draco's fist clenched in anger, seeing how not only did they not remove the annoying and blinding light from his face, but they also began to talk to each other, ignoring him and talking stupid things.

Draco: "Dirty Muggles-." Draco pulled out the wand he had kept in his sleeve and squeezed it as he pointed it at the man who was pointing the flashlight at him.

Extimum: "Draco, no!"

???: "Hey, look George, he has a branch! Be careful"

George: "Hahahahahaha"

???: "Hahaha"

Martin: "Alright, enough wasting time you two. Don't forget why we came. Stop shining your flashlights in their faces and your boy, answer my question."

Draco's hand was shaking, it was noticeable that he was clearly offended, but Extimum's intense gaze made him hesitate briefly and then finally stop. Taking a deep breath he barely lowered his hand, but didn't put away his wand.

His behavior seemed ridiculous in the eyes of the three men.

Draco ignored their unpleasant looks and held back for now, the anger still growing, but he regained a bit of lucidity. He knew that if he made a move now, he could finish them off, but since his wand had a tracker, things wouldn't end well for him any other way.

Killing them would condemn him to Azkaban and neutralizing them would condemn him to a public trial for breaking the secrecy statute, tarnishing his family's reputation among other punishments.

Draco: 'Damn tracker.'

Extimum secretly sighed as he watched him lower his wand. For the sake of the situation, he was willing to offend Draco by quickly disarming him if he saw him try something, at least that was within his capabilities without using his wand.

Of course, it was not because he cared about the lives of the three men, but he simply wanted to avoid trouble.

Turning his gaze, he focused his attention on the man in the center of the trio, without the blinding light on his face he could see the appearance of the trio. They didn't seem like people with many friends, but the man in the center stood out a little more, either because he seemed to command the others or because his clothing seemed much cleaner and more expensive than those of the other two men.

Extimum: "There was another entrance, but it collapsed just when we entered here not long ago"

Martin: "Oh? And where was that entrance?"

Extimum: "From where you came, there was a hole, but after we entered here it collapsed"

???: "hmm...". Clearly Extimum's story didn't sound very convincing, making the trio suspicious.

George: "It's hard to say, it's already strange that the entrance was completely sealed. You should know that when we discovered this place the entrance wasn't exactly small, but now it was completely covered up as if we had never dug there. If these children found a hole or entered before it was closed..."

George, although also unconvinced, commented on his opinion, since the fact that the entrance was completely sealed had him more worried.

???: "Hmm, it is possible"

Martin: "In that case, it can be said that we indirectly saved them." A crooked smile settled on the man's face as he looked at them.

???: "So it seems, in that case, I think you should thank us and compensate us." The man commented while noticing the two children's clothes that, although they were dirty, a second glance showed that they were not ordinary at all.

With an unconcealed hint of displeasure on his face and gritting his teeth, Draco spoke.

"We have no money with us"

George: "Tsk, they don't look like beggars, but how come they don't have anything in their pockets? I don't think so, we should check them."

Draco: "Don't push your luck, you dirty muggle!"

Extimum: "There is no need to check us, we do not bring anything of value on us." As he spoke, Extimum took out his pants pockets and opened his vest, showing that he was not carrying anything. As for his bag, he had turned it invisible as soon as he noticed that they were approaching. An action done to leave a hidden card that now seemed to have saved him from some discomfort.

Seeing his action, although clearly angry, Draco surprisingly endured it and showed his pockets just like Extimum. He didn't carry anything either, because he was home first, he didn't need to carry anything other than his wand and anything else he needed he could get nearby or ask the house elves at the mansion.

Draco: "See, there's nothing."

Just when they thought they would be left alone, their leader spoke again.

Martin: "I wouldn't say that. On your vest, the watch you were wearing, I saw the chain. Give me that watch." Martin said as he stared at Extimum and pointed his flashlight at his chest.

Extimum's pupils suddenly sharpened, but he still reached into his vest and took out his pocket watch. It was just an ornate, old-style watch, mostly composed of gold.

His eyes lingered briefly on it. It was just an ordinary watch, but it had a certain special meaning to him. Even so, his gaze did not linger for two seconds and he extended his hand in front of him.

"Take it". As usual, there was no fluctuation in his voice.

Martin narrowed his eyes briefly, there was something about the boy in front of him that made him very uncomfortable. From the moment they had arrived he was too calm, too indifferent, without emotion. It wasn't natural. His oddity became more evident when he compared him to the other boy next to him.

'He didn't even hesitate to hand it over…'

Martin: "Throw it to me."

Unperturbed, Extimum did not hesitate and threw it at the man in front of him. Martin caught it easily and passed it to his partner next to him.

Extimum: "That should be enough compensation for 'saving' us."

George: "Look at this Gale, this watch looks like an heirloom, what exquisite patterns. They haven't made these in almost a century and what's more, it seems to be made entirely of gold." George's voice sounded excited and a little greedy.

Gale's eyes widened slightly in surprise and he snatched the watch from George's hands to look at it in more detail, without hiding his greed. If this was an antique it could be worth much more than just melting it for its material.

Martin was also slightly astonished, although he did not show it, instead, he began to consider the background of the boy in front of him. Either he didn't know the value or the family he belonged to could afford to give an heirloom as is to a simple child.

Martin: "Well, that will be enough compensation."

Extimum: "In that case, we will leave-"

Martin: "However, you haven't thanked us properly yet and it turns out that we conveniently need a little help digging. you both seem young and full of energy, I don't think you'd have a problem with moving a bit of dirt."

Draco who was about to walk stopped suddenly and looked ready to explode.

Extimum: "I don't think it's necessary, if it's just thanks, then thank you. With the watch I think you have more than enough good will"

Finishing his words, Extimum did not wait and began to walk around them. There was enough space in this spacious cave.

But right at that moment.

**Click**

Martin: "I don't think so, I think you should help us before you leave here."

The sound made Extimum stop immediately and look towards Martin. A slight fluctuation was finally seen in his eyes as he noticed the revolver in his hand.

Even Draco calmed down for a second. Although he had not seen it in person, he had heard of Muggle weapons. They weren't normally a problem for wizards, but he wasn't a full-fledged wizard yet and he couldn't use his wand without getting into serious trouble.

George: "Hehehe, come on, don't get too tense, we just need you to help us dig a little, then you can leave."

Extimum stared at the gun and then at the three men. His eyes regained their usual calm, while his expression remained unchanged, however, there was a surreptitious change. A cold and inexplicable aura seemed to emanate from him.

The three men felt as if a cold wind crossed their bodies, but it quickly disappeared, as if it were an illusion, and when they looked carefully, they were just children.

Finally, Extimum spoke.

"Lead the way."

Martin smiled pleased, but he did not lower the gun, in fact, without him knowing it he was squeezing it harder. He was a somewhat cautious man so he was cautious even when dealing with children.

Pointing with his gun, he showed the direction for them to move.

Extimum ignored the cannon pointed at him and began walking with Draco. His calm somehow calmed Draco who was debating whether to use his wand or how he would tell his father to capture these men and torture them in the dungeons of his mansion.

Unnoticeable to everyone, a red glow flickered for a moment in Extimum's eyes before disappearing.

They didn't walk long when one of the men spoke again.

George: "Stop, this is it."

The place where they had stopped was not too far away, it seemed clear that if Draco had not spoken out loud, these three men would not have approached their location and perhaps would have been able to pass by them without them noticing.

As Extimum's mind briefly wandered to this thought, two shovels were thrown in front of them.

Gale: "Now, let's dig."

Extimum looked at the shovels and then at the three men. By order of their leader, Martin, they had kept a good distance from them at all times and even the gun had not stopped pointing at them at any time along the way.

Extimum was somewhat surprised by their vigilance and caution, leaving aside that being children they did not seem very threatening, their current appearances were somewhat disheveled by their abrupt arrival here.

Without saying anything, Extimum walked over and took one of the shovels and started digging. Draco hesitated, but when he saw Extimum start digging he also followed him.

...

They dug for a while and after 30 minutes, the hole seemed a little deep, although most of the work had been done by Extimum and Draco was just stirring up some of the loose dirt that Extimum had subtly loosened.

To begin with, it was not even known what those three men or their leader were thinking, since being children it did not seem that they had much strength for something like this, especially after they saw their clothing, they did not seem like those who led a lifestyle hard.

Draco at least had some stamina from practicing Quidditch, but as a young man from a well-off family, he usually didn't have to do much physical effort, so strength especially at this age didn't seem like something very remarkable.

So the main force was Eximum. His current physical strength was already comparable to that of 6.5 adult men so, if it weren't for not looking too conspicuous, he could dig much faster.

What he didn't know is that, even holding back, he had already surprised the three men, since they didn't expect that a couple of children could dig so fast. Mainly they had been made to dig because what they were looking for was not very deep and because it was very exhausting and annoying.

Gale: "I didn't think those two thin-armed children had so much energy. They have been digging almost non-stop".

George: "It was a good idea to make them dig."

Martin: "Hmm."

**Tink**

Just then, the sound of metal clashing was heard.

Draco: "I found something."

Stopping his shovel from digging, Extimum walked over to where Draco was digging to watch. Although due to the low light Draco couldn't identify what he had found, Extimum noticed it immediately.

'More gold. Although they are no longer coins, they look like a plaque.'

A slight disappointment washed over Extimum at the discovery.

Moving his shovel, Extimum quickly helped dig around the found object and before long the object itself became visible.

They were tablets made of gold, three to be exact, plus a few coins here and there, however, they were not magical or related to the mural for that matter, they just had some notations in a language derived from Arabic.

And upon noticing that, Extimum's disappointment only deepened.

With the three tablets coming out, George and Gale approached and entered the hole they had made to take a closer look, however, Martin was still watching from above the hole.

George: "Hahaha, we found something big. I told you, that time I found some gold coins while I was inspecting the place and I took advantage when no one was looking to collapse some of the mounds of earth to cover the place, but to think that deeper there would even be something like this"

Gale: "Excellent, really fantastic! Look how much they weigh! This will be worth a fortune"

Extimum moved away a little while both men excitedly reviewed the three tablets and subtly moved his hand making certain strange signs.

George: "Wait, there's something else. Here"—Noticing something strange, he digs a little with his hand and—"It's... Oh, god! It's jewels and diamonds!"

Gale next to him was also surprised and helped dig quickly. His hands in almost a frenzy.

Gale: "Holy cow! Martin! You have to see this, there are so many of them, this is...a treasure, we are rich!"

Martin was also surprised when he noticed the shine of the jewelry under the light of the flashlights. And he leaned in to take a closer look. George and Gale were pulling out handfuls and handfuls of shiny gems and jewels from the dirt.

As he looked carefully, he didn't notice a shadow moving quickly.

**Shik**GUahhhh**

Stunned, Martin touched his chest in pain and bewilderment. He felt a somewhat wet and warm sensation. When he raised his hand he noticed it was dyed red. Lowering his gaze, he notices an expanding red spot there.

Taking a step back with his feet suddenly feeling weak, he turned his head back. His gaze met another. Calm. Serenity. Silence. The purple eyes that looked at him seemed oblivious to his situation, however, the sharp pupil that stared at him seemed like an abyss ready to swallow him.

He wanted to speak, but his throat felt choked and hot. As he lowered his gaze he then noticed the reason for his sudden situation. A sword. Held by the hands of the child who was looking at him. Going through his back to his lungs and perhaps also his heart.

His thoughts slipped weakly and became somewhat confused, he wanted to press the revolver in his hand and shoot him, but his hand felt empty. His revolver was missing. He turned his gaze again to those eyes and there, he saw something, for the first time since he met the boy, he saw...

Extimum bowed weakly without letting go of his sword and took his watch from the man's pocket, putting it back in his vest before retreating with his sword.

**Shik**

Immediately, Martin's body lost all support and fell into the hole, falling next to George and Gale who in their excitement had not heard anything.

**Plop**

The body fell right next to the two men, who finally stopped in their excitement of digging gems and jewels out of the ground, staring blankly at Martin's body that had fallen next to them.

George: "Ma-Martin, what's wrong?"

Both men jumped up from the ground, alarmed, however, they did not have time to fully understand the situation when they felt their visions begin to spin.

From the side, Draco watched all of this with just a hint of surprise in his eyes. Although he noticed some signs, Extimum had not told him anything about what he planned so he was just as surprised as those men, only, instead of terror, he felt somewhat at ease, but mainly reluctant that they would die so easily.

Extimum: "It's over." Extimum's imperturbable voice snapped Draco out of his lamentation.

Draco: "Ha, you deserve it, you dirty muggles, daring to covet wizard things. I still feel like you got away too easily, but it's also a good thing you're dead." Draco approached and kicked the two headless bodies, venting his pent-up anger, although he then stopped, not wanting to get blood on his shoes.

Extimum: "Hmm."

Extimum's gaze also briefly lingered on their bodies. A lot had happened since the last time he had personally killed another human, so he had no hesitation in ending their lives.

However, he did silence the anger that had been bubbling inside him. He could have ended things sooner, however, he was quite wary of the gun in the man's hands and didn't know if the other two also had one on them.

'It would be good to then get some firearms to measure their destructive power and see how to defend myself against them. I concentrated so much on the magic that I forgot this latent threat.'

His caution made him play along. Watching them, looking for an opportunity and most importantly, curious to know what they had come here to look for, although he was disappointed to see that it was only gold. Valuable, yes, but not related to what had brought them to this place or maybe it was, but it was just money, there was no artifact or anything magical about it.

That is why after half an hour of digging and not finding much, he take advantage of the fact that they went down into the hole to create the illusion of jewels and diamonds under the ground of the gold tablets. They were seething with excitement, but Draco only looked on with disdain as they grabbed handfuls of dirt in euphoria and shouted about having found treasure.

Meanwhile, as it became evident, Extimum slipped away and with a thought, removed his sword from his bag and stabbed Martin, followed by telekinetically snatching the revolver from him.

The moment they laid their eyes and then demanded their belongings, there was no longer a chance for them to leave this cave alive. Maybe he was exaggerating, the simple outrage against them by not letting them go had already ignited a spark of anger inside him or maybe it really was that they took away his watch, it didn't matter anymore.

Extimum: "Let's go, we've been here long enough"

Draco: "Okay, but what about these tablets and the gold coins we found, don't you want them?"

Glancing at them briefly, Extimum was about to ignore them and leave them all to Draco, when he remembered that he still needed capital for his projects.

Extimum: "Let's divide the coins in half, as for the tablets...I will only take one, keep the rest"

With the end of his words he extended his hand and a tablet flew into his hand, saying that, his brow furrowed a little. The tablet turned out to be surprisingly heavy and he had to struggle a little to get it into his hand smoothly.

Draco: "Okay." Draco picked up the other two tablets happily and then ran towards the bag where they had put all the excavated gold coins.

Draco: "Huh, this is pretty heavy."

Stopping in his tracks, Extimum turned around and saw him struggling to carry the bag, with no option he turned around.

Extimum: "I will carry it"

…

After leaving the cave, they followed the mine signage and were finally able to get outside. It was already night and with a little illusion magic the guards at the entrance did not see them so they were able to leave without problems, after which, Draco insistently called out to one of the house elves in his mansion who finally took them back.

It's not that they haven't tried inside the cave or in the mine. But no matter how much Draco called, no one appeared. Intensifying Draco and Extimum's idea that there really was something strange in that cave.

**Pop**

Draco: "We're finally back!" As soon as he breathed the familiar air of his mansion, Draco couldn't help but exclaim with joy.

This unexpected adventure had been somewhat entertaining, exhausting and somewhat annoying, yet, all things considered, it wasn't bad. Especially when feeling the weight of the gold tablets he carried in his hands.

However, the next second his mood faded.

Narcissa: "It's a good thing you're so excited, because you owe me some explaining."

Instantly the excited Draco froze a little and turned his head to look at his mother, sitting elegantly on a chair not far away and staring at him and his dirty and disheveled appearance with her beautiful ice blue eyes.

**Gulp**