An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Cinna, why are you standing there? Lost in thought? Come on, we need to find that treasure map!” Julius, his face contorted with frustration, unleashed it all on Cinna.

“Okay.” Cinna promptly headed straight for the big alloy door. He took out Reagan’s severed hand and placed it on the central sensing area.

The heavy alloy door opened, revealing a metallic vault of about 300 square feet.

In the center was an impressive stack of gold bricks. Surrounding it were an assortment of precious rarities that were closely packed, each worth a fortune.

“This is Reagan’s private gold vault. Anything he took a liking to ended up in here,” Cinna said.

“Wow, look at all this treasure!” Austin exclaimed, glancing around in amazement. “Imagine if we cash in on this haul, we could practically own an entire city!”

“These treasures can’t compare to the three treasuries of the Dragon Guard. The treasures here are merely a drop in the ocean,” Cinna remarked seriously.

Austin’s surprise and delight

the

Dragon Guard’s wealth amassed over decades, calling their treasuries mountains wouldn’t be an overstatement,”

I can’t wait to get my hands on

Where’s that treasure map?” Julius inquired, his

Cinna strolled over to a shelf toward the back. He reached for a sandalwood box and handed it over to

opened it to find three parchment

route, with a shiny golden mark pinpointing

could trust the accuracy of the treasure map, following the outlined route seemed like the key to reaching the

just a gentle reminder that the treasuries will have the watchful eyes of our skilled

open those treasuries unless the Chief Guild Master

now. A handful of warriors won’t cause much trouble,” Dustin

my task. Is it possible for me to visit my family

three days. Spend some time with your family. After that, come back and be