After pouring over his lab notes again, Argentius pushes back from the desk, his expression somber and tense. After a moments contemplation, the handsome young man lowers his face into his hands and weeps.
Sometime later, the young magus wipes his eyes before looking about the sanctum. He seems to have come to a decision. He pulls out writing materials and pens the following:
"Be it amended to the Covenant Charter of Al Kufra; The undersigned to this amendment do hereby pledge again the Oath of Covenant signed previously, and by so doing the undersigned do recommit to their earlier oaths in full as well as solemnly pledge again to lifelong support and loyalty to the Covenant of Al Kufra, declaring that the trials and fortunes of the covenant are their own. By this act, the undersigned do solemnly and without reservation take up common cause to restore, defend, and strengthen Al Kufra, its Council of Magi, and its Covenfolk."
Argentius dries the ink and sets the document aside before standing. He walks to the spot near the forge where he set the date and picks it up. The Verditius drops it in a waste bin before leaving his lab to head back to the library. He finds a particular Vim tractatus he had interest in (TracViQ14) and returns to his sanctum to begin studying it.
When the dinner hour arrives, Argentius closes the tractatus and heads to the council chambers.