There is a distinct rush of magic, as the spell components are consumed, and the merchant gasped and staggered backwards. After a few minutes to recover and process, he explains that a strange man with an incredibly persuasive attitude sold him the egg for a very reasonable price, encouraging him to sell it on very quickly... and then ordered him to pull all memories of this day out of his mind into a gemstone, using a special magic item, then hand over the gem - all of which he did, recalling nothing of the events that had transpired, aside from the implanted memories he'd been given.<br/><br/>He had no memory of the man's name, but describe dhim in detail... and the man described matched almost perfectly with the strange man who had kicked off Devaguea's adventure, in the first place, all those years ago.<br/><br/>The Lantern King.