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VIKON IAMO
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'We will get to the details in a minute. For now, Kate, would you please get a grip on yourself rather than on the tabletop. This holds paramount importance and expressing unease simply won't do,' Mr. Parker said. ‘Jason, you and your family are descendants of a splinter group of the Templars. It all dates back a long time, from around the 11th to 12th century. As you might know, the Templars were shut down in 1312 officially. However, they continued to exist underground, and so did this particular splinter group. It was formed when times became difficult for them. This is where it started.’ Mr. Parker looked at the mystified pale faces of Jason and Kate, who were lost for words and simply staring back at him. He paused for a few seconds and continued, 'According to the documents this splinter group consisted of seven families. This was small enough to protect the secret and large enough to ensure its survival. The Templars were expropriated. Their power and properties were taken away from them, they weren’t to speak of the many detentions and executions of their members. The families of that inner circle strived for military careers as a camouflage from that point in time. As you know military personnel have always enjoyed some sort of protection, which was what they pursued. This worked out. Despite this shelter, many of these items have disappeared in the turmoil of those days and were embezzled over the centuries. As luck would have it, most families survived and passed down important information by word of mouth. This had proven to be the right way to safeguard the few items that remained in their custody. Over time, the group depleted in the wake of diseases, migration, assassination, and so on. You name it. But that's not all. There had been several attempts to compromise this small inner circle by way of blackmailing some of its families. Because of these circumstances, your family turned out to be the last man standing. The remaining items were entrusted solely to your family and have remained undiscovered for almost two centuries. Though your family managed to protect the artefacts entrusted to them, there were many obstacles along the way.'
Jason couldn't hold back, 'What exactly do you mean? I don't really understand what has been entrusted to our family?'
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