The Sphere Vault in Thaylen City has a thick steel door that requires three numbers to open, each rolled into a different dial, in three separate rooms. Rysn and other scribes know one number, the door guards protect another, and an auditor - like Vstim - is typically given a third by the queen or the minister of the treasury. All are changed at random intervals.[1]
Rysn knows for a fact that this mostly for show. In a world of Shardblades, the real defense of the vault was in the layers of guards who surrounded the building, and - more importantly - in the careful auditing of its contents. Though novels were full of stories of the vault being robbed, the only real thefts had occurred through embezzlement.[1]
When the vault door opens, it does so with a resounding thump. There is a slot within it that allows the men stationed within the vault communicate with those outside, but the door cannot be opened from within.[1]
| “ | "Scheduled accounting of the queen's personal vault," Rysn said to him. "Daily passcode: lockstep." | ” |
The metal of the vault door makes a deep thump as it locks into place. The inner guard don't like anyone coming in who hasn't been specifically authorized, including Rysn's servant.[1]
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