User blog comment:M(G)P/Alternate Universe Challenge No 7/@comment-5940646-20130711202050/@comment-5940646-20130711205620

Okay.....Got it! The magician, called Khan Kuh, that turned Shan to stone used the gem to become immortal, and is still alive when Shan is rescued by NinjaTech (The company that fronts for the magicians order) He in facts is head of GemInc, the rival company to NinjaTech. Only Shan knows this, as he recognized Khan in a photo shown to him. So not only is Shan getting money for doing espionage work against GemInc for NinjaTech, he is also getting revenge.