"Disappeared?  Hah!  He's at the Empress' palace!" he growled, that irritation coming back again "Such a<em>damn</em>good job he does... and I can't prove a thing!  Everyone here<em>loves</em>him because of how much he's saved them, and the Empress wished to see him<em>personally</em>because of the reputation he's garnered!"<br/><br/>Sighing, he calmed down again... apparently he has some anger issues...<br/><br/>"It would be different if I had something on him, but wherever he's keeping that artifact I can't detect it with any spell in my arsenal..." he said, more calmly now "Hell, sent the guard after him, but everyone else vouched for him, got away scotch free, but he's the<em>only</em>one that could have done this.  If you're willing to do what the damn guard won't, I think I can get you inside the Empress' Palace, if you're willing to do a bit of finagling..."