The shattered Magic Mirror gave no answer.
Intrigued, Annan tossed it to Michael and asked him to find a way to repair it when he had a break from researching gunpowder.
Gema slunk back to Glacier Harbor. The port that had gone up in flames was being rebuilt; it seemed the Diatra family's second daughter still hoped to make her comeback there.
Gema had suffered more than a minor setback.
The Diatra family's second heir had arrived at Star-Moon Bay full of pride, only to find Annan had beaten her to it. She had been forced to lie low beyond the bay's borders. Then Annan had taken her laborers, pirates had raided her, and her family had questioned her judgment. When she finally swallowed her pride and joined forces with Annan, the supposed secret treasure turned out to be nothing more than Jebi and Valendo's private stash—as Copperbeard's dry joke had suggested.
Oh, and there was the "Magic Mirror," possibly a Divine Artifact, that had played poor Gema like a fiddle.
On the off chance they had missed something, Annan had Copperbeard and the Earth Elemental expand the cavern several times over. It really was just a private stash left by two people from the Elf Calendar era.
Once they were sure nothing had been overlooked, they filled in the cavern and restored the Public Restroom the next day. For nearby residents, the biggest benefit was no longer having to walk hundreds of meters to another toilet.
The shields and weapons were decorative pieces with no practical value. Still, given their age and their makers, each should easily sell for anywhere from a few Gold Coins to a few dozen. All thirty-four pieces were worth more than 500 Gold Coins.
As agreed, Annan sent Glacier Harbor its 250 Gold Coins