He swung his legs slowly over the side of the bed and stood up, feeling a little light headed. He stepped out from behind the partition and felt his heart grow cold when he saw the injuries the assassin had inflicted upon her. He pulled a chair next to her bed and sat in it, taking her hand gently in his and slipping the crystal from her grasp.<br/>He held it up for her to see its shimmering purple glow as he spoke.<br/>"Within this crystal is a star map showing the location of a lost planet... My father was said to have discovered it and only he knew the location of it...<br/>On the planet is said to lie a vast wealth of ancient alien technology, the likes of which could move the very stars themselves or create life on dead worlds... The inscription on my father's pendant says that only wielders of the crystal may know the planets secrets..."<br/>He paused as he grasped it in his palm, looking into her eyes.<br/>"Many would die trying to steal it so I made it my quest to find this planet and use it to create an abundance of new planetary systems rich in resource... It will put an end to the war and drive the necronian trade civilization into ruin..."