As the Above disciples were having various thoughts, it suddenly occurred to them. Why hadn't the sect also just trusted them with the resources they would find in The Sleeping Hollow? The Sect could have also simply entrusted them with the loot, no?
So, if the Sect didn't trust them, why should they trust the sect? Trust was a two-way road, right?
With that, Tory Hale stepped forward as he requested a Contract. The moment he signed the Contract, he took out a huge egg that was as large as a fully grown adult. Everyone stared at it for a moment as they immediately sensed the uniqueness of the egg, from the shell itself, which seemed to shimmer with ancient patterns, to the unknown Law that hummed around it.
No one needed to say anything to know this was an immense treasure. It merely needed to hatch, and Tory would possess some ancient beast with immense power.
