Andrew''s voice was low, but firm.


    "Stanley, you''re right. We don''t have


    some personal blood feud between


    us, but that doesn''t mean I''ll let you


    take the Elixir of Immortality.


    Everything in this ce belongs to


    Holtrien, and you don''t get to touch


    any of it."


    "Truth be told, I admire you. I spent


    100 years nning every step of this


    journey, and only now have I found


    this ce. But you? You found it


    with nothing but a few scraps of old


    maps and a handful of assistants.


    It''s incredible-almost unbelievable!


    "If I''d known someone like you


    existed earlier, I would''ve done


    everything in my power to recruit


    you, to be allies. But


    hey-betterte than never. So how


    about this, Andrew? Let me have the


    Elixir of Immortality, and you can


    have everything else in the crypt-I


    won''t touch a thing.