Evelyn found herself unable to continue protesting after Lucia's impassioned speech.
Cautiously she took the dagger from Lucia. Its hilt was cold to the touch, and she felt a truly ominous energy residing within it. This was no ordinary magic item.
"That weapon is imbued with two powerful spells. One to pierce through protection and another to rot whatever it strikes. To kill someone with it you need only stab the tip of the blade into them. Even if you only break past the first layer of skin, that it enough for it to take effect." Lucia explained.
However, this was not something that could be used multiple times. Once it had inflicted a single creature with a wound, the dagger would be sucked into their body and turn to dust along with its target.
"Only those at that have reached the highest rank would be able to defend against that weapon. A mere peak arcanist will find their fate sealed the moment the blade touches them."
Hearing this, Evelyn once again believed that she should not accept it. Surely Lucia had intended to use this weapon against someone that she loathed above all else. Just the same as Evelyn felt towards the two men from the Deamhain Sect.
Nevertheless, the unwavering look in Lucia's eyes told Evelyn that her friend would not take the dagger back. She was going to prioritize Evelyn's revenge over her own.
"Thank you, Lucia. We will make sure not to let your generosity go to waste. I promise you that this dagger will bring Osvaldo down." Evelyn said as sincerely as she could.
"There is no need to thank me so much. As I already said, we are in this together. Who I procured that for is now probably too powerful anyway. It will be something to worry about in the future."
With Evelyn now having a weapon capable of killing the stronger of their two targets, the five of them continued to devise their plan of attack.
Everyone had their own suggestions, but it was difficult to come up with anything concrete until they had more information. First, they would need to find out the two men's whereabouts and what their schedules were. After that they could come to a final consensus on how to act.
Mostly the two had been meeting with Ellison and a few other elders of the Miris Sect. It had bene impossible to find out exactly what they were speaking about since none of the servants were privy to the information, but the topic must have been important as the leaders of the Miris Sect seemed on edge from what the servants had observed.
"And your certain of this?"
"Yes, I personally made the arrangements."
Currently Evelyn was speaking with an older gentleman that oversaw the staff working in the guest estate where Osvaldo and Uriah resided.
If anyone were to walk by and see them, everything would seem normal except for the faraway look in the man's eyes.
Right now, he was under the influence of Evelyn's potion and being only a low tier acolyte he was powerless to resist its magic. He would even spill a secret he had promised to protect with his life should she ask him about it. And once the potion had lost effect, he would not remember that any of this had occurred.
Evelyn continued to probe the man for information, and once she had everything she wanted, she told him to go about his day as normal and forget that he had ever met her.
'Looks like I finally found something we can use.' Evelyn thought, her lips curling up into a sinister grin.
She then pulled out her message notebook and sent the information off to her companions.
Naturally those of the Miris Sect used this same magical item and it was unlikely that her messages would be intercepted. Though even if they were, she had written them in code.
"Now, time to go and meet Uriah face to face again after all this time."