The starlit passage folds around Sil'Thalis and Sael, then releases them into a circular chamber of black stone. Vael Turog's deep vaults breathe cold air through carved vents, carrying the scent of dust, iron, and old incense.
A pale crown-shaped mark burns above Sil'Thalis's palm, casting reflected stars across the chamber walls. Sael emerges beside him, one hand raised against the sudden brightness.
Four House Domini wardens level spears from the surrounding steps. Their armor bears fresh scratches, and blue ward-light trembles along the spearheads.
The Senior Warden
Hold. That is the crossing seal.
The Senior Warden
You came through a route sealed beneath Vael Turog. Tell me plainly, mage. Was it opened?
Sael
Not in the way you fear. The crown released a passage, and the passage brought us here.
The wardens exchange uneasy glances. Behind them, a bronze door etched with Domini sigils shudders once, as if something beyond it has felt the crossing.
✓ Quest Accepted
Expose the truth of the crossing to House Domini
“I do the hand gesture to the mass sleep spell targeting all the wardens. " Sleep" I say coldly”
SUCCESS (Good Magic, rolled +3)
Sil'Thalis
Sil'Thalis makes the precise gesture. "Sleep."
The spell leaves his hand as a hush, not a wave. Pale sigils pass through every warden's ward-light and settle behind their eyes.
The Senior Warden
The passage was not forced. It opened under the crown's authority.
Therefore the four wardens sink into sleep where they stand, spears lowering safely against the stone. Their last waking sight is the crown-mark and the starlit route behind Sil'Thalis.
Sael
They saw it. House Domini will have their memory when they wake.
The bronze door answers their witnessed recognition. Its sigils brighten, the lock withdraws, and a protected record chamber opens beyond, revealing shelves of sealed memory tablets.
Sael
The truth is under Domini protection now, unless we leave it unattended.
Quest Complete
Expose the truth of the crossing to House Domini