Her special qualities were a mystery to most, but he knew them inside out.

"Sir, should we show some gratitude to Mr. Burke?"

"It's probably best to steer clear of him right now."

Gordon said, "If they're hoping to cash in on our efforts, let's give them what they want and find the treasure's hiding spot for them."

"Won't that just throw Devonport into a bigger mess?"

"Devonport's already in chaos."

Gordon frowned, "I intend to stir the pot a bit more in this uproar."

As night settled in, Sophie and the crew returned to Burke Estate.

Rick greeted them warmly, "Ms. Sophie, Colby."

"Rick, what've you been up to?"

Jenna approached, noticing Rick juggling a bunch of old, dusty scrolls.

old maps of the town, from decades ago. The boss said they needed some airing out to lose that musty smell, so I thought I'd

to see everything, even if

peek! These old things can be

Feel free to

"Awesome, let's see!"

like they were

and now I've finally

rubbed his

the scrolls, they

back then, but nothing

old town, aside from the central area, was a patchwork of wastelands and

"Wow, this is ancient."

remarked, "Was Devonport really this

I can't believe it was this rough back then. Rick, you

There were mountains behind and

fishing

the map, "Back then, the Aldridge family had

raised an eyebrow, "You're saying

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