After a brief attempt at running away, Lucky and Sankara found themselves face-to-face with Kupoira who invited the group to a conversation in his chambers. The first order of business was resolved-- the gold. Gallgok, Bjorn, Lucky, and Sankara relinquished the gold. After Kupoira identified the Curse of Paranoia placed on the gold by Doniathon, Kupoira was able to mass dispel the curse.
Kupoira asked the party what they planned to do next. Having knowledge of the laws of The Sliver, Kupoira said that their next trial should be someone in Al-Khazahm. The party was undecided but was also made away of the growing threat of The Assassins' Guild. Kupoira said his intel had identified that the Assassins' Guild was having an upper-level meeting in a few nights and that it might prove to be the perfect time to take them out-- especially since their leader, Drax, was rumored to be in attendance at this conclave.
The conversation then turned to the matter of what actually brought the party to Al-Khazahm in the first place-- diamonds, and lots of them. Kupoira said that there were two options: one where everyone didn't end up on Tabitha's (High Priestess of Al-Khazam) bad side (negotiation) and one where they would all fall under the weight of her judgement (heist). Kupoira strongly recommended speaking with Tabitha as the arcane and artifice prowess of her Order of Sands was not to be underestimated.
The matter of Kupoira's secrecy was addressed. Kupoira said that by intervening in Bim's prior trial, he had broken the sacred laws of The Sliver. To avoid the judgement of The Voidborn and Aurum, he fled into hiding with the help of a friend. He found his way to Al-Khazahm in his human disguise and set up as the proprietor of The Oasis and adopted the reputation of being a skilled sorceror. He alluded that Aurum would be the most unlikely to forgo "justice" in this matter but that he'd always gotten along well with Argenti.
As the night dwindled on, Bjorn and Gallogk retired to Mirage Hotel while Lucky and Sankara slept within the Thieve's Guild at The Oasis.