In Fable Haven book four Kendra's family and friends are out to seek the key to Wyrmroost (a dragon sanctuary) so they can recover the artifact there before the Sphinx gets it first. The key isn't any specific key, its just any first unicorn horn (which are extremely rare). In Fable Haven unicorns shed there horns twice in their lives. The only one they know of is the one Patton Burgess (the old caretaker of Fable Haven) gave to the centaurs. So they go to ask the centaurs if they can borrow the horn to help save the world. The centaurs selfishly refuse to lend them the horn and describe how impossible it is to steal the horn. One thing that prevents you from taking the horn is guilt. The horn can only be given to someone or the power from the horn will fill them with extreme guilt so they will be forced to return it. There's also many other complications that keep the horn from being stolen.
That night Seth takes off into the woods to Graulas' cave. There the demon teaches him how to use the magical abilities he inherited that summer and he sets off to capture the horn. One of his abilities as a shadow charmer prevents him from feeling magical guilt or fear, so hes able to steal the horn without feeling guilty. What I didn't like about this part was that I thought it wasn't hard enough for him to acquire the horn. I think that because of the impossible problems for acquiring the horn it should have been harder to retrieve it.
I did think it was a very creative idea about that the horn can not be taken because of the guild one would feel. It makes you try to dig for ideas of how they could possibly lay hands on the horn without feeling guilt. Then went Graulas calls to Seth though thoughts it assures you that he knows how to acquire the horn.
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