Upon meeting with Rose and getting some intel from her, Ashton headed towards the town hall meeting room where Flintmace and Vulcan were waiting for him.
Though they weren't all that hopeful that Ashton would find something from Rose, they were surprised when Ashton revealed the two phrases to them.
The clues provided by Rose were the key to unravelling the mystery of the shadowy organisation. They needed to decipher the meaning behind "the key to the hidden path" and "the guardian of whispers."
Unfortunately, none of them had the slightest idea of what those words meant. Ashton had hoped they would know something after all; they were literally over a thousand years old and should have known about long-forgotten secrets.
However, Ashton didn't speak his mind because they were in that situation because of him. Even if they weren't, he was standing amongst his masters, and that alone meant he couldn't treat them as he used to treat those working under him.
