"Those weren't faeries." Nikolai let out a laugh with a lot of belly to it and something of a smile creased his face. "Fae are generally more discreet...unless your dealing with something like a troll. Those were your everyday variety of goons." He looked seriously at Damien, "Understand that knowledge is power. And you now posses a lot of knowledge, your inexperienced which makes the knowledge vulnerable. Hence, everyone who knows anything is making a grab. I imagine this is just the beginning. Your Uncle was what I'd call a Collector. And the things he collected he kept out of the wrong hands."