307 The Guests Enter the Storehouse (1/2)
”Yes.”
Perplexed, Jack's brain was running out of breath. ”That person… who is it and where can I find them?”
”If you found me, then you'll be able to find them too. But you've already made plans to visit him, so don't worry about it,” Sterfen casually replied.
”What?!” Gradually picking up the hints that Sterfen was throwing to him, Jack was left dumbstruck. ”Eedaj?!”
”Bingo.”
”Eedaj, the second most powerful Neutral God, the Mind God, is a Greis Elf? Then how on earth were the Greis Elves chased away and nearly killed off?” questioned Jack.
”What do you mean?” Sterfen paused. ”What's this ”earth” that you--”
”How did Eedaj not put a stop to the persecution of his people?!”
”Okay, okay, calm down a little,” Sterfen chuckled, forgetting Jack's use of a foreign word. ”That's something I feel would be best described by Eedaj himself.”
”But Sterfen?! Father?”
”Buttering up to me won't get you anywhere this time, but I do appreciate it,” added Sterfen. ”I don't know the whole truth behind it either, so it would be best if you spoke with Eedaj and informed me about after.”
”But… How could you now know? You're the God of Secrets!” shouted Jack.
Sterfen sighed, ”Just because I'm the God of Secrets doesn't mean I know everything. For nearly every event after I became a god, I have plenty of information to share. But for the ones before my immortality, especially something as complicated as what happened with the Greis Elves, I don't feel I have adequate information to share it with others.”
”But… Can't you at least tell me what you know?” Jack begged.
”No, because I'm not sure if my tiny amount of information is correct. There are two people who you could ask for more information. Obviously, there's Eedaj, and we can't forget about the all-knowing man who brought you here.”
”I… I guess I could ask Daruun… But I don't have a way to do that yet.”
”Then hurry up and find what you're looking for in the storehouse. That or wait patiently for your time to visit Korten and seek out Eedaj. Now, if you'll excuse I have to go punish your mother.”
Sterfen closed off the conversation, not letting Jack ask him anything else.
The young hero sat and stewed in his thoughts. There was also the option of calling Daliea and talking with her about all of this, but he felt that would do more damage than good.
At the moment, Daliea was already distracted by Jack's discovery of more shadow goblins. Adding even more mystery and confusion to that would only keep her from focusing on Sunset Valley and helping the party succeed.
*****
Outside the storehouse doors, three men were gathered, waiting on their last comrade.
”Don't worry about that. Something came up involving the war and he had to attend to it right away,” replied Quallace. ”He'll be here any minute now, so there's no need to worry.”
”Can I tell him to hurry?” asked Kims. ”I want to hurry and get in there before Tralon and Argyle kill everything.”
”I told you to calm down, Kims. Remember, we're here for the treasure and to take care of Tralon.”
”But Kims does have a point. Though I'm entirely fine with allowing Tralon to do our heavy lifting, won't they get too far ahead and make things difficult for us if we don't get in there now?”