☀️ Arselia and Akonia

A murky, stubborn, and grumpy fellow – perhaps one of the most accurate descriptions of fairytale mages from various instructive stories. And now, such a mage has stepped out of the pages of books, possibly to share information with them. Clearly pursuing personal gain and having somehow learned that Her Majesty is collecting the hearts of apostles. The first, in general, Alaria expected herself, but the second... what was Marduk trying to achieve? Did he want to change jobs and attach himself to a more influential ruler? A very long game, considering that Naria was still just a princess. However, not that long games, spanning many decades, were not in the spirit of fairytale sorcerers...
— And what does he want in exchange for this information?

Before answering the question, Victor made sure once again that no one was listening.
— Royal, in this case Akkadina, blood. "Tears" of three Calcite goddesses – Shiris, Nanaya, Nammu. Some artifact in the hands of a warrior known as Humbaba. The sorcerer did not explain what kind of artifact it was, but said that we would find out when we see it. It will probably be difficult to process this, but fortunately, the sorcerer shared the details and gave us three devices.

Blood Scarab
Allows you to extract, store, and transport a significant amount of defenseless/sleeping victim.
Rune of Return
Allows you to return to Barsina from any point in Calcite.
Magic Mirror
If you leave this mirror in the scorching daylight and direct it towards the statue of a goddess, a certain liquid will flow from her eyes.

— Humbaba, as he says, will participate in the upcoming tournament in Saria, although he did not say on whose behalf. Akkad, in turn, sometimes visits the Temple of Nanaya, where he can be intercepted. As far as I understand, the mage is not interested in the king's murder, or, to be more precise, he doesn't care whether he is alive or not, but it will be problematic to extract blood from a living warrior without killing him. It should be understood that if something happens to him, the situation in the country may change significantly and affect our ability to move around it. That's the gist of it. Oh yes, he also offered to buy rare items from us in exchange for the coordinates of certain "School of Eight Paths" and "Ancient Treasury". I have no idea what these are, but I think I have a rough idea of his preferences for "rare things".

Marduk may be interested in
Justice, Shadow Peak, Soul Eater, Anga's Necklace, Granhildr.