DH: We have a new co-authored fic. This one is with a pairing from The Duelist's Heiress. AsIn a Name is a more cannon "version" of RR 247'sToying With My Emotions, this fic is a more cannon "version" of TDH's A Jeweler's Perfect Combination. Please enjoy the Prologue to Knowledge Sought And Knowledge Hunted: A Necessary Retrieval.

Prologue: A Necessary Retrieval

Night cascaded over the Egyptian landscape; the West Bank of Luxor, more commonly referred to as The Valley of the Kings, was no exception. The night was cool, crisp, and eerily silent; save for the slight breeze whispered intrigue as a cloaked figure lithely made their way to an excavation site on foot.

The individual, seemingly by chance, stopped at a small tent with an oil lamp shining from within. Stepping inside, their eyes met a young female, head down on the desk in front of a stone tablet propped up against a stand, and a paper littered with several unsuccessful translation attempts; made more evident by the worn, slightly dog-eared, copy of a translation guide. The tired girl had clearly fallen into sleep's embrace after her unsuccessful translation attempts.

The individual reached for the pen, easily translating the inscriptions on the tablet. They were going to set the pen on the desk when something caused them to drop the writing implement, creating a chime-like sound within their mind as ballpoint made contact with the dirt floor. The individual quickly reached a hand to a golden necklace around their neck that bore a variation of the Eye of Horus at its center. They hadn't time to be assisting this excavation aside from that simple translation, which somewhat bothered them. There was a more important matter to tend.

By sunrise, the object that they had come to save would be tracked to this location, and would be physically within reach by those who sought it… within three hours of the sun's ascent. After picking the pen from the floor and placing it on the table, they hastily took the lamp and made way to the current excavation.

Upon reaching the entrance, Ishizu Ishtar set the oil lamp on the sand, and lowered her hood, shaking slightly as her brother's vow to find Obelisk the Tormentor padded far too calmly through her head, his confidence echoing in the areas of her mind that were unoccupied by the memory of the confrontation itself. The vision the Millennium Necklace had just shown only served to nerve her further. She resolutely picked up the oil lamp and stepped inside the small chamber, breathing a sigh of relief when she reached the location where she had hidden the last safe Egyptian God Card seven months prior.

Pressing a tile in, Ishizu quickly released the pressure; allowing for the revelation of a secret compartment, the brick flung forward by tension of small intricate rope knots tied behind it. As the ropes were relatively unexposed to the elements, they were as strong as the day they were tied. Though the original object that rested within it had most certainly been stolen centuries or millennia prior, the compartment still served its purpose. A scarlet satin pouch revealed itself in the lamplight. Ishizu drew it swiftly from its resting place. Pulling the bag open, she gently removed the single Duel Monsters card from concealment. The royal blue accents on the card alone were a testament to its rarity. Her hands trembled as she stashed it in a small pocket of the satchel she carried. The prior memory padded through her mind once again, with more haste amidst the cacophony of her thoughts. She quickly placed the now empty pouch into the compartment, pressed it into the wall with a click signaling that it was secure.

She retrieved the lamp, and quickened her pace to the tent to which the lamp belonged. Sneaking in just as she had prior, Ishizu ceased the illumination soon shrouding the room in darkness. Placing the lamp on the table, Ishizu took a glance at the young woman resting her head on the table. Ishizu breathed softly, her breath and heart somewhat heavy as another vision entered her mind. "Perhaps someday you will find it in your heart to forgive me for thrusting you into these events of which you have no knowledge that will ensue." Soon after the whisper left Ishizu's lips, she fled into the night.

DH: Hope you enjoyed it. Please Review. On another note, RR247 has a different account with rewrites of her fics under the name Ataahua. Read them.