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"Yeah, I won't. Should we report this to—" And he almost says "Phinis Gestor" but the thought of ever bringing anything up with Gestor again makes his stomach churn. "—Mirabelle?"

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"Yes."

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(Onmund reaches for the journal and Ruby hands it to him.)

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"J'zargo suspects the gauntlet will be destroyed if the entity inside it is."

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"—probably but we shouldn't be the ones to try it. It's probably way more powerful than us."

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"J'zargo was not going to suggest that."

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"There must be some reason why the school didn't try that, it's the obvious next thought."

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"We can ask Mirabelle about it."

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"You should ask Urag gro-Shub," is what she says, once they're done with their quest and have returned to the surface. "He is the only staff member that was alive while Sedoth was Archmage, other than our current Archmage, who is not to be disturbed by matters such as these."

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"Isn't he just a librarian?"

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"He is over six hundred years old and has been a fundamental part of this College for most of his life. He takes care of the library as his official job but he has the highest clearance out of anyone other than the Archmage here. Higher than mine, even."

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Six hundred years old.

Ruby wants that.

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Urag listens to their tale seriously, then wordlessly stands up from his chair and starts making his way upstairs to the Arcanaeum.

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"Should we follow him?"

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"Yes."

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The orc actually climbs past the Arcanaeum proper to the restricted section. He places a hand on the gate, which opens for him, then makes a beeline for a specific cabinet. He Telekinetically opens it, frowns at its contents, pulls a specific box out of it, stares at its contents, then puts it back, closes the cabinet, and walks back out of the restricted section.

He continues not to say anything until he's back at the front desk and then he says, "The ring?"

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The Apprentices have been following him as he does that, half bewildered half spooked by how serious the orc looks. When he asks for the ring, Ruby fetches it from his expanded satchel and hands it to him.

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"Thank you." He sighs. "Archmage Sedoth was... somewhat less safety-minded than Archmage Savos. He thought the College could maybe find a way to make use of the gauntlet. I objected, of course, but in the end he decided against destroying it.

"I shall bring this matter to Archmage Savos and he'll decide what to do."

The orc leans forward to rest his chin on his thumbs, using his index and middle fingers to massage his temples. "I thank you for taking this to me rather than trying to solve everything yourselves. This speaks to your maturity and responsibility. I can see you going far in your career as wizards, if you keep your heads screwed on right."

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Oh good, hopefully this praise will get J'zargo to stop trying to do everything in his power to go up in flames. They're dismissed, and decide in unspoken unanimity to head to the communal bath. They're all feeling kind of grimy after their adventures in the catacombs.

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"Well, that... didn't go as I expected it would. The whole thing, I mean."

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"I know what you mean. It all feels a bit surreal."

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"Honestly that's on us for expecting some grand adventure. If we want those we will probably need to go farther afield than the school basement."

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"I don't know, I bet those parts of the Midden we couldn't get to are a lot more exciting."

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"Well, count me out of that, I've had enough dungeon delving for my tastes."

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"Oh? No big dreams of adventure for you?"

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