With a wary look on her face, Corporal Bound nodded, and Artemis lay down to set about unhooking the stiff leather straps holding the 'lance' firmly in the case. As she undid the first one, she noticed there was a tiny bronze plaque, surrounded by satin, in the middle of the inside of the lid. Leaning in close, she could just make out the shallowly-engraved words...