I opened the system window again.
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[Mission Updated]
> Retrieve the Enhancement Orb from the Vault.
– Find a way to bypass the guard without causing alarm.
– Optional: Acquire Count Valstein's override seal.
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Heh. The system agreed with my instincts.
I adjusted the [Viel Mask] again. Gareth's face stared back at me in a faint shimmer reflected by the glass frame beside the hallway—spoiled, entitled, and punchable.
"I'm gonna use your face to rob your house, Gareth. Try not to cry too much when you find out."
The study should be two floors up, west side of the estate. I recalled it clearly from the blueprints Hans gave me—large mahogany desk, enchanted lock drawer, probably runes on the inside.
Count Valstein wouldn't be dumb enough to leave his authority tools lying out in the open.
Which meant… I had some picking to do.
