Lich for Hire

History was a fascinating thing. Even in a world filled with long-lived races, there were still countless shadows in history that could not be uncovered.

Perhaps longevity had little to do with it. Ask a group of people what major events happened just a few months ago, and you'll likely get dozens of completely different answers, some even outright contradictory. Given enough time, they might even start fighting over it.

In the end, it all came down to differences in perspective, values, and information.

Studying history was, in many ways, studying the human heart.

But Ambrose didn't think that deeply about it. He assumed that the heroic spirit of Arthur Lyon wouldn't be able to provide Heki Stone with much useful information. After all, this spirit knew nothing about what happened after the death of the Dragon Tyrant.

Heki, however, disagreed. "Being able to speak directly with Arthur Lyon himself—even his younger self—is more than enough to unravel many mysteries."

Ambrose bowed out. Let professionals handle professional matters. He brought the dwarven vampire into his dungeon, took out the divine hourglass, and placed it before Heki.

At Ambrose's summon, Arthur Lyon's spirit appeared once more—still weak, translucent, and barely composed.

Heroic spirits were peculiar. Once their power was expended, that power was extremely difficult to replenish.