The next morning when Nik got to school the courtyard was empty. he made his way down the hallway to room 118, the door was locked but the light was on, he knocked.

Ms. Sphinx opened the door. "Nik, what are you doing here?"

"I went to the pawn shop right after school yesterday", he held up the weapon. “The women said there's more than just this dagger”.

"Come in", she told him.

She looked out the window. "That dagger...I stole it from the archives of the Sashi Family. There were other treasures, but I didn't have time to browse I was hired to kill a Prince after I done the deed I fled. But, not before killing a guard that was tracking me, that was the same weapon I used to kill him, it was that dagger".

¨Wh..why would you choose a job like that?¨ 

She looked at the clouds. ¨It’s what I knew best I could do my job without fail.”

Nik rested his face on his hand. ¨You could have been a good assassin.”

She shook her head. “Doesn't work like that.”

"But"..he began.

Ms. Sphinx gave a complex stare. "Look Mr. Thompson. If I did things that way I wouldn't know if I was killing an innocent person or not. If I found out I killed a person who was innocent that would make me a murderer, not an assassin. "You understand, now?"

Nik stood up. “I want you to teach me.”

¨To be an assassin?¨

¨No! To protect myself¨

She crossed her arms. "Yeah, I guess you had a rough day and if you keep that dagger around you might attract unnecessary visitors. "Also, you forgot this".

Nik caught the flying object. "My sketchbook, thanks! I have 2 question I wanna ask”.

She pulled up a chair. "Go on.”

"You said this dagger has a hidden power?"

"That dagger has a secret mechanism called, blood code.”

"What's that?”

"The blade kind of has a mind of its own in a sense" Ms. Sphinx explained. "It will deem you worthy through your blood in my time we call those who are worthy, wielders".

"What are wielders?”

"Wielders are people who obtain magical weapons"

"Okay, my last question. Do you remember anything before entering the palace?¨

She smiled. ¨Yes, I saw this beautiful tree with purple leaves.”

¨Do you remember anything else?¨

She sipped her coffee. "None that I recall.”

"What about the rest of the treasure?"

"I'm unaware of its location in this time period I may be an assassin, but I'm no treasure hunter,” she chuckled.

"Thanks for telling me", Nik gathered his stuff.

She waved. "You might want to eat some breakfast before school starts.”