Shani had come looking to solve a problem, but she left with even more questions and answers that weighed even heavier on her mind.
The good news was that her nervous exhaustion and nightmares had indeed improved. The bad news was that she now carried a terrible burden. Whatever Shani planned to do about these problems, Murphy doubted she would have an easy time of it in the days ahead.
Shani hadn't stayed at the exhibition hall for long. Once she had sorted through her thoughts and discussed a few details about the "Ancient Dream" with Murphy and Triss, she hurried away as evening fell.
Unlike Murphy and Triss, the busy Lady Shani was not only a vampire grand duchess but also Her Majesty the Wolf Queen's intelligence officer. She was in charge of intelligence operations both within and beyond Nordtov, and was a truly busy woman. She had precious little time to indulge her personal curiosity.
After the Grand Duchess of Thorns left, Murphy and Triss also departed the exhibition hall.
As its curator, Murphy left a series of instructions before closing the place off. He ordered a number of interior renovations to prepare the exhibition hall for its eventual opening to players as part of a "new expansion." That meant putting away anything inside that players shouldn't get their hands on, as well as arranging for a genuine "interactive" quest-giving device.
He hadn't had the opportunity before, but now that he did, he was sure to make use of the good stuff in the Land of Creation. In fact, Murphy felt that if he kept digging into the Creator's legacy, he might be pleasantly surprised to discover an upgraded version of the "Computation Orb player interface" someday. Maybe, before the open beta, every player could use a bona