"If you decide to go after Suah, I can help."
Tolzna was silent for a few seconds at Vera's promise before she replied earnestly, "I'll keep an eye out for the Magic Wishing Lamp."
Abner knew perfectly well that "0-05" was in Bernadette's hands. But she was Roselle's most beloved daughter. Whatever Vera wanted the Magic Wishing Lamp for, it would be inappropriate for that information to come from him. He changed the subject and asked about Xio's assignment concerning the stolen seal.
Vera thought for a moment before answering:
"Ankewelt, Hermes, and I have an agreement, but I don't know much about what they're planning. Our agreement made us a loose alliance that wouldn't interfere in one another's private affairs. As long as my interests aren't harmed, I generally don't ask.
"But I do know something about Ince Zangwill's case, since it involves the Loen Royal Family.
"You guessed right. Ankewelt established contact with the Sealed Artifact '0-08' long ago through the Fallen Morning Star. He used it to arrange matters around Ince Zangwill, bringing him into contact with the Angel Evil Spirit inside a seal made by Roselle.
"That's an Angel Evil Spirit of the Hunter Pathway, and the last Angel of the Sauron family before they lost Intis!
"As for why they arranged all this, I don't know..."
Ankewelt was the true name of the Dragon King known as the Dragon of Imagination in the Second Epoch. Strictly speaking, both Alzuhod, the Nightmare Dragon who later became the Sealed Artifact "0-08," and Ariehogg, one of the three surviving Ancient Dragons, were his alternate identities—means for his resurrection.
Abner frowned in thought for a moment, then pressed her. "If Ankewelt has known where Ince Zangwill and '0-08' were all along, why didn't he reclaim the Author characteristic and