Avia seemed taken aback by Izroth's words. The Fourth Great Clan she knew would never willingly hand over a treasure that belonged to them. This was even more so to outsiders. So, why did it sound like Izroth was so confident that he could obtain the Fire Ice Heart from them directly?
The reason behind Izroth's confidence was simple. It had to do with one of his ongoing quests, An Essence of Madness.
One of the rewards for successfully completing that quest was to gain temporary access to the Fourth Great Clan's Treasure Fields.
Even if the Fire Ice Heart was not located in the Treasure Fields itself, Izroth's fame with the Fourth Great Clan would be maxed out along with his favor with the Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia. Under such circumstances, even if the Fourth Great Clan did want to give him the Fire Ice Heart for free, at the very least, Izroth believed that they should be willing to make a fair trade for it.
