Zach and his familiars went around the Imperial Treasury for half an hour before gathering back at the entrance with a pile of things. Zach could only choose one item to bring out of the Treasury, but there were too many good ones for him to choose straight off. They had to narrow down the selection first.
There was a blazing orange feather inside a glass dome, which contained the heat within but not enough for them not to feel it when touching the glass. Next to it was a tiny ingot of a dense, shiny metal that looked like it would become a great material for whatever it was used for, whether it was a weapon, armor, jewelry, or even a potion.
There was a pillow softer than anything any of them had touched or felt before. It was like it was made out of the clouds of Heaven and the darkness of the bottomless pits of Hell. It was sure to guarantee a good night's rest. A dull gold necklace lay next to it.
