I acknowledge my actions with the staff. It was an attempt to discredit your quest in the eyes of the elves. It had nothing to do with souls. My reasons for wanting it back are my own. And as for waiting for you to complete the mission or take it with you...I worry about your ability to complete this mission. I do not want that staff to be left behind in failed attempt to retrieve that soul and that evidence point to my involvement in it. I will accept it be left with Zanthia until you succeed, but I dont want it to be found in the heart of Kotep's demi plane. The ramifications of that would be...unpleasant...for me.