Ernest had to admit he was right, she didn't really regret having the orb. "It has definitely come in handy," she said, "despite its temperament." Honestly, there was a part of her that was sure she had found the most ornery record orb on the continents. 

She almost laughed out loud when he suggested she could take the other orb with her. "I don't know… Mine does have some useful information. And I'm really not sure it would ever forgive me. It depends how annoying it's going to be." She turned to the orb. "You hear that? If you don't behave, I'll trade you in." It hovered a little closer to her head. "Bakulaw Isle, remember that."

She turned back to Drae. "Sorry, I think it's just purposely decided to be obnoxious today. It's not usually this bad." She watched the other orbs, humming softly. "I think it liked believing it was special." 

"I'm not bothered in the least, Ernest," Drae reassured her. "If anything, it has added an element of amusement to my otherwise research heavy day," he said with a smile. "And in a way it is special, simply because you are special. No one else can have your experiences or thoughts as you would come by them," he told her.

"Now, if you are going to Bakulaw Isle, you are going to want to be prepared. As the orb stated, it is largely unexplored, but that is because it is one of the most dangerous areas. If you are going to go there, you need to be supplied and it would be best that you not go alone," he told her, and motioned her to follow him. Back through the rows of shelves he went, until he stood before the large central platform. He waited for her to join him before it began its ascent up to the Occulus. 
 
The bright light of day came in through the crystal dome around them, and Adraejen pointed at the triple orbs that floated above them. "Revaliir, and her moons, Parvpora and Canelux." he said pointing. He waved his hand and the map of the world illuminated across its surface. "Now," he waved his hand and the map focused in on the Jasumin Planes, right up against the edge of the Zujiuchu Mountains. "This is us here," he said. "The fastest route to Bakulaw, would be follow the mountains along the edge of the plains to the eastern coast, and then follow the coastline northward. There should be some ports where you can join up with other explorers who might have chartered boats to reach the outposts on the isle," he told her.

Special was not a word typically used to describe her. Problematic was chosen more often, but that tended to be after her adventures. "I suppose that's true. That's why I like to record things. It would be a shame if what I learned was to go to waste." 

Dangerous. It seemed like half the world was described as dangerous at one point or another. "I've been to dangerous places before," she said. "I haven't died yet." Not that she hadn't gotten close a few times. Life was certainly never boring. 

As she followed him back to the Oculus, she decided that it would be a bad idea to mention that she had never really gone on adventures while not alone. Instead, she devoted herself to studying the map of Revaliir and trying to memorize the route he was illustrating. After a second, she pulled out her record orb again. "Remember this, okay?" she said. It almost seemed to glare at her. "Listen to me or I'll leave you here." The orb studied the map for a second before fluttering back to hover above her shoulder.

She turned to Drae. "Thank you," she said. "That was really helpful. Both for information and controlling this thing." She gestured to the record orb. 

She stood there awkwardly, wondering what else to say. It felt wrong to leave already, but she had the information she needed. 

Drae smiled at her. "I am glad I could be of service, Ernest. I look forward to hearing what you will discover on Bakulaw," he said as the map faded. He noticed she seemed to linger, unsure of whether or not she should leave or not. He eyed her up and down for a moment then smiled. 

"You know what, I think I know what you may need…" he said. "Wait here for a moment," the Keeper insisted as he turned and vanished from the Occulus for a moment. She was left alone for a few moments before he returned with a package. 
"I think you may find these useful in your journey. Use them wisely. They are new and unique items with interesting magical augmentation abilities. If you are going to Bakulaw, you may find you'll need that little extra protection," he said. 

Inside, the Keeper had carefully packed five dragonscales of various colors, each the size of a tea saucer, four shimmering blue and green feathers, a still beating wyvern's heart that put of a lot of heat, and a chunk of lightning struck sand that still seemed to crackle with electric energy. 

"Now, I wish you luck," he said as he handed her the package. With that, he reached up and gently touched her forehead. There was a flash of light, and he was alone in the Occulus.