As the sun set on another long day in Sosaria , Several members had begun to gather at Olympus as the custom has become. Just as Logan began to spin a yarn about days of yore to the assembled Guardians, a sail was seen on the horizon. Not only a sail, but a familiar sail. It seemed that Maven and his brothers had returned from there long search for Steel.
As the Guardians rushed to meet them , they began to notice that no one was at the tiller. Logan thought quickly and summoned his magicks to slow the boats entry into the harbor. When the boat was finally safe and tied off the guardians boarded to find Maven, Verite, Raven, and Silver all exhausted from their trip and suffering from strange ailments.
As the Guardians rushed to their aid, preparations were made within Olympus to heal their wounds and allow them the rest they needed. Logan called in the finest healers from the land as the others made them comfortable.
The morning came and still the recovery was slow. Maven seemed to be doing better than the rest but the difference was not a notable one. The day passed by slowly and as night fell a beleagured Maven made his way to the meeting hall where several had gathered to check on his progress. Mavens words came out coarse and muttered , not the usual Eloquent language we had all grown to expect.
"we searched far..... and wide and came...... upon many evils.....Murders most foul...... and unspeakable abominations" He gasped for breath and was steadied by Imperator Tasselhoff . " Ships..... hold" he gasped. " We came ... upon a priest... brutally murdered....seemed to be almost... as if we were supposed.... to find him" Maven looked around with a blank stare. " Tome..... in........ships.....hold!"
Akroma sent Sojourn and Kodoz to investigate the ships hold thinking there had to be a reason for Maven to be so insistant on getting the Tome. " The priest ... had only the tome.... clutched to his breast, I think...
it is a clue.... to Steels whereabouts...... but can't decipher" With that he passed out and was returned to his bed.
Kodoz and Sojourn soon returned with a musty old book with unknown symbols inside. "The ancients must be alerted at once" spoke Akroma " surely they will be able to decipher this". Thoughts toiled through the Senators head, Was this a clue to finding Steel? Or had this strange book somehow caused the ailments which affected Maven and his brothers? Only time would tell for sure.