With the chest out of the ground fully, Nikolai carefully brushed the top off for any excess dirt that could fall inside when opened it. Not a lot of dirt, but without knowing what was inside, it was better to be careful.

Slowly and very carefully, he opened the lid of the chest, the sudden brightness causing his eyes to clamp shut. Yes, the light wasn't that bright, but after being in the maze with only the light from his wand, he needed time to adjust. Taking the wand out from in between his teeth, he extinguished the tip of it and opened his eyes.

Eyes now adjusted to the light, he leaned over to see what was inside the chest.

Runes.

Golden runes which made him automatically think of Danika. Why she liked those things, he did not know, but he knew he was going ask her to have a look at them when he was free of the maze. Or maybe he wouldn't. He'd try to read them on his own first, then when he gets frustrated, he would show her.

A smaller sized chest conjured, Nikolai placed all the runes inside before standing up and continuing on his way.

He was surprised there was no riddle in the chest as well as the runes.