If the king has a bargain... Well, theft might not have broken it. So that's another complication.
People can offer anything that's 'theirs' as the price of a bargain. For a ruler, that price can include the land they rule- or parts of it. If Durwald, or someone in his employ took the orb- then perhaps we should follow their tracks, towards south Naelor.
[And looking at the map... The Silver Caverns, rumored to be overflowing with monsters, lies in that direction.]
audio; un: Sabriel.Abhorsen
People can offer anything that's 'theirs' as the price of a bargain. For a ruler, that price can include the land they rule- or parts of it. If Durwald, or someone in his employ took the orb- then perhaps we should follow their tracks, towards south Naelor.
[And looking at the map... The Silver Caverns, rumored to be overflowing with monsters, lies in that direction.]