Arcaeus could sense the dragons heading toward Thessium.<span style="font-style: italic">I wonder what they're up to</span>he thought. He decided to start running, wanting to beat them there, just in case. As he ran, he noticed that the dragons were moving slowly.<span style="font-style: italic">Must be training a youngling</span>The short trip was uneventful and he arrived at Thessium just after sun down, far ahead of the dragons. He sauntered in, having been a familiar face here for a while. There were few people about the majestic capital. It was beautiful, yet crowded. He walked down the street and toward the center of the city, where the market and taverns and the fancier, new hotels. He strode into The Imperial, one of Thessium's nicer hotels. He rented room and had some food brought to him. Luckily, food had taken a more... artistic direction a while back. Food was much tastier and fancy. He ate, then slept.<br/><br/>Arcaeus woke up and quickly ate, then left. He walked into a ordinary gun shoppe called Hell Fire. He walked up to the shoppe owner, who stiffened, and whispered "Rosebud". The owner led him to the back of the shoppe, into a hidden room, where part of the Thessium Cell of The Xathalamaeum waited. There were 7 of them sat around a table and Arcaeus stood at the head. "Tell me you have some good news" he demanded. They looked each other and Nikolis, the leader of this cell, stood up. He cleared his throat and spoke, "We believe we've found it sir. There is an eternally raging sandstorm in the Kalii Desert north of Port Cambria. Some of our operatives managed to pierce what we're calling The Shroud.  They reported that there was a structure of some sort, then we lost contact with them. We stopped receiving messages and runners. We haven't been back." He sat back down and looked down. Arcaeus nodded. "Good job. Excellent. I'm actually proud of you guys." he said smiling. He tossed down a big bag of gold coins. "Here's your bonus. There's enough for everyone so don't get greedy. You don't want to end up like the old Xathalamaeum." he said, eyes glowing. He then left the shoppe and it sensed a familiar dragon nearby. He couldn't quite pinpoint it, so he headed to the gate.