There are always ways to sidestep and meander around what really matters. The reasons tied in with them tend to complicate; the more that's explained, the faster truths along with biased information unravel. Once that's out there, it's hard to get things back on track after everyone begins pointing fingers at each other.

Klement does notice the look, his closed-mouth smile a lessening in its previously practiced intensity now that Lucas is observing him closely. "My father sets me on tasks," he says, which basically is a wordy 'yes' to the former. "Some artifacts are too dangerous if left in the wrong hands, whether they be human, demigod, or even the gods themselves. Usually I make sure these items are properly stored away or sent to the right address. If something goes missing, I am one of the first he notifies. This also includes locating them if they somehow end up in strange places where they should not be.

"Tests I have done in the past, mostly to learn and apply my knowledge in a world I was still new to." As a waiter drops by with their drinks, a bread basket and some butter, he nods, letting his gaze shift back to the Medium. "But there will always come a time for another one, and I will either have to do it or help someone else go through the whole process."