The Ornate Chest

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Xo remains, feeling the other him in New Mibeji moving around.

"I cannot allow you to have it." Sir Parcival insists. "It has secrets regarding the Rightful Queen's whereabouts."

"Then we need it all the more. Hand it over." Malikaly presses the blade against Parcival's throat.

In retaliation, Sir Parcival disappears into a strange ornate chest.

"We'll done," Rieka says sarcastically, nudging the chest with her foot. "Now we have no idea when he is going to appear again."

Akyan examines the chest, trying to see how it opens, and why it is glowing. When he puts it down, Malikaly starts wacking it with his shortsword.

"It is no use; I think that this box cannot be opened by any physical means," the Tortle replies. "And even if that blade did manage to break through it, would not it also break Parcival's skull?"

However, a force field surrounds it from any melee attacks. When Sheerow looks at the chest, she recognizes the symbol on it.

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