<div class="floatright">(http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/324/a/a/wizard_magic_by_pangeawizard-d333l6g.jpg)</div>The man watches Naruni with a level gaze that is clearly unamused by her antics.  When her sister pulled her away and forced her to sit before apologizing, his simply sighed and snapped his fingers.  Upon doing so, every book and scroll that she had plundered from his shelves instantly reappeared where they had been leaving her pack just as vacant as it had upon entering the room.<strong>"It is unbecoming of a novice wizard to seek power without first earning it.  Such materials are well beyond your skills, young mageling and you have not yet proved yourself worthy of them."</strong><br/><br/>The man looked towards Melody with a sagely grin as she asked her questions that he had been expecting.<strong>"And who do you think created them in the first place?  You didn't think them just mundane pieces of jewelry did you?"</strong>His eyes glimmered with delight as they redirected back towards Naruni.<strong>"Go ahead, direct your magical senses to them now that you've entered the crypt of your forebearers."</strong>It would be obvious the moment she did so by the way her entire body seized up for an instant before going slack as though she had just gotten hit by a stun gun as a result of the powerful magic woven into their make.  A broad grin spread across his face, clearly glad to have retribution for her earlier disrespect.<strong>"Don't worry, give her a few seconds for her mind to recover from coming into contact with the sort of thing I warned her about earlier and she'll be just fine.  That is one of the few topics I'll discuss with you all shortly."</strong><br/><br/>Leaning back in his chair for a moment, he waited for the stunned kittygirl to show some sign of faint movement before beginning.<strong>"I suppose it is only proper I begin by introducing myself, yes?  My name is Talos.  I am the guardian of this crypt and progenitor to the family line represented by the symbol upon your rings.  For centuries I have--"</strong>Talos blinked in a moment of bewilderment as he turned his gaze over the four that sat before him leaving one chair empty, causing him to lift one of his bushy brows curiously.  His gaze then went towards the hallway to scan it for any who lagged behind only to find the corridor as empty as it usually was.<strong>"Where is the fifth heir that I sensed among you?"</strong>