He winced at the offer to 'solve' the problem, before shaking his head. "Just looking into it and relaying the information to us is enough. We can handle solving it ourselves."<br/><br/>It wasn't that the price was too much, but rather they needed to prove to the people they were capable of solving it. After all, they would become more powerful as they solved the issue. Which would make them better prepared to deal with the next problem. So a thousand gold was given to the outsider, as well as their thanks for dealing with the fell artifact.<br/><br/>Now that the artifact had been destroyed, Devaguea was far more relaxed as he waited for the two scouting parties to report back. Until either party failed to return, OR both came back, he wasn't moving from the capital.