-Spoilers ahead for TLK.

-Sorry for the delay but my muses tanked for a few months

Presiding over those assembled at the dining room table Optimus sat at the head, coffee cup in hand. Sam and Will leaned in hanging on every word. "The Knights of Icon were created to guard our greatest treasure aside from the Allspark. It was bequeathed to the wizard Merlin, who in turn guarded it. Upon his death it was buried with him and its location was kept secret. The staff was guarded by a loyal group of men and women, tasked with keeping its location a secret."

Sam had become lost in the story, drifting off to the sounds of Optimus's rich voice. So he totally missed when the Elder stopped talking and turned to look in his direction. He came back to himself with a start realizing that everyone was looking at him. "Your family, your ancestors are those people." Optimus repeated for the boy to hear again. "Wait what!" Sam squawked in a most undignified manner. "You mean like my great, great, grandfather who I almost sold his glasses on eBay". Optimus solemnly nodded and if he was offended at the statement he kept quiet. "Now it falls to you to begin the work of recovering it".

"Those glasses were a total fluke; you've got to believe that. It was just some random junk I mean things I found." He stammered looking around the table, "if you're expecting a repeat it won't happen". Feeling decidedly like a fish out of water he shrank down in his chair. "Your family had a saying one that I know you're familiar with. One passed down through the years and it originated with King Arthur himself. Without sacrifice there can be no victory."