Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25146201-20140322040911/@comment-12599067-20140325233719

While everybody else was searching, Dralnach took a seat in an unoccupied room that was away from the search party and began to think, his mind quietly weighing what would be best to ensure his survival at this point. So far, only Lex and Ja'Keil had proven themselves to be a threat of any kind, but he knew that anyone in the group he had assembled could turn on him at any moment. Even Daria, who had so far not proven herself to be a fighter of any kind, could obviously be dangerous in some way, otherwise she would not be on this ship. Although he saw her as an ally, she was dangerous to him nonetheless.

There was also the matter of keeping the key safe. If Lex forced him into the arena and he fell in battle, the key would likely go to Lex, not to mention the fact that he would be dead. It was also likely that Ja'Keil might steal the key from him, and if Dalon found out about the key, it was probably safe to assume that he would do the same. It seemed that the best course of action right now would be to unlock the safe and take the artifact for himself... right?

Dralnach withdrew the key from his pocket and looked at it for a moment. It certainly seemed like the logical thing to do... but could it backfire? From what he had heard about the daedra, it seemed to him that their influence often caused tragedy of some kind. Then again, with the kind of power such an artifact could offer, who would oppose him? He sat in silence and weighed his options, turning over the key as he did.