"This doesn't seem to be the bottom level of the vault," Charles paused at the top of the stairs leading further down, his mind momentarily stunned.
He recalled what Matthew had said at the entrance to the treasure vault: the higher your rank, the lower the level you can access. Did this mean that the items stored on lower levels were even more valuable?
With this thought, Charles suddenly felt that his 'seventh level' was inadequate. There must be even more valuable treasures below!
He paused at the entrance, observing a few security personnel patrolling the seventh basement of the vault; he guessed the lower levels would be similarly guarded.
For safety, he found an unoccupied blind spot and activated his [darkness cloak] skill to blend into the shadows. He then followed the stairs down to the tenth basement level, the core area of the Lsengard vault.