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The Messenger Hints

There's nothing happening. What do I do?

  • 1 of 10: Before you can finish up in the Royal Treasury, you'll need to "trigger" some action.
  • 2 of 10: It will involve some object that you have acquired within the Royal Treasury itself.
  • 3 of 10: First, you will need to open the locked chest.
  • 4 of 10: Take the ruby from the sceptre in the chest.
  • 5 of 10: The ruby must be placed somewhere else in the room.
  • 6 of 10: Look around, using the cursor icon as a hint.
  • 7 of 10: Look in the wing containing the large tapestry on the wall.
  • 8 of 10: Note the "gears" icon over the picture of the horse.
  • 9 of 10: Place the ruby in the horse's eye.
  • 10 of 10: You can now proceed with obtaining what you came here for.