[Bonus chapter] Setting Congress Free

Pressing his talisman against the vault door's indentation, Abjul was surprised when it lit up like it had done at the entrance. Slowly it turned and he could hear all of the door's security bolts retreating back into the door as it turned until it was back in it's original position and the handle unlocked. Grabbing his talisman again as it was released from the indentation, he then pulled the door open and tried to place a rock in front of the opening so that he would have time to catch the door and escape if it started to swing closed again while he was inside.

  Walking in he looked around and was amazed to see only the armor and weapons present in the vault. Looking around, he tried to see where it might all have gone. Curious he slowly walked up to where the thrones were last time and couldn't find any indication that they had been there nor the box of talismans that had been nearby.