Lunari looked startled when Nirael asked her to join him.  Nirael's quick mind read her features and he realized she hadn't even considered anything other than staying with him, or maybe with the disc.  In either regard she simply nodded.<strong> "Of course I'll stay with you, it would be my honor.  I promised my father that I would help to keep it safe."</strong>She paused and chewed on her bottom lip for a moment,<strong>As you say it might be possible to reunite the artifact.  One time my father said if he were a younger man he would do that exact thing, reclaim the other half from Marda.  But only once, so I don't know if even he thought it possible.  As to the hunting party, I suppose it's possible that he has done that.  I had assumed he would be carrying it himself.  I simply assumed that he would still have it in his possession.  But I suppose that it's possible he has been banished back to the abyss in the interveining years, maybe someone else has it now..."</strong>She shook her head,<strong>"No, it has to be him.  I've never seen him personally that I know of.  But on several occasions over the last year I have been attacked by minor demons, which I always considered to be scouting parties for Marda.  I grant that it is possible Marda does not carry the shaft, but I somehow feel that is not the case."</strong><br/><br/>When Nirael asked his next two questions she was quiet for a little while and it was as if she was trying to recall every scrap of memory her father might have ever said about it.  Her eyes lit up, liquid silver bright and shining in the light of dawn,<strong>"I don't know what it does, but I do remember my father referring to it as 'a key' once or twice before he sundered it.  I don't know what that means, but he definitely called it 'the key' so maybe it unlocks something?  Hmmmm."</strong>One long delicate finger rubbed the jaw of her perfect face and she paused considering.  Her chosen profession showed in her next response when she said,<strong>"Maybe it's a key that will unlock any door magically?  I can think of quite a few places that I would be quite interesting to break into.  No vault would be safe, no home, no...."</strong>She shook her head, "No that can't be it.  My father never showed concern over money.  I don't think it's that."<br/><br/>She shrugged frustration showing on her face,<strong>"I'm sorry Nirael, I just don't know.  I wish we could ask my father but...."</strong>Her eyes lit up and she turned to him,<strong>"His notes!  My mother still has his notes locked in a chest back home."</strong>But as quickly as she'd perked up, her face fell again,<strong>"Though it will take us over a month to return to the night elf lands.  That's if we race and have luck on our side with weather.  It could easily take us more than two.  We'll be racing not only Marda's hunters, but also the weather.  It will start to get cold in a few weeks.  Though I imagine we will get there before the first snow falls."</strong><br/><br/>She sighed, a motion which caused her bountiful breasts to heave in a manner that was quite pleasing,<strong>"The only advantage we have going for us is that Marda is limited in showing his face.  No one likes to help demons, at least most don't.  His allies must be especially evil or greedy.  That is the only thing that slows him, having to move carefully and quietly among the races of our world.  For rumors of a wild demon tend to rally up hunting parties to banish the beasts.  Plus now we would have a set goal in mind and could travel directly, not hunt and try to guess hunches where we are going, the way I have for almost a year."</strong><br/><br/>She licked her soft supple lips and looked at him,<strong>"You're a wizard like my father, you can't..." </strong>She shrugged and wiggled her fingers,<strong>"I don't know... magic us home can you?"</strong>