>>5279944She hikes up her robes to speed her scampering towards your party. Immediately, she sets upon the bug-being. The worm-princess has no features that you can read, and makes no noise save a little squeak, but her body language speaks to disorientation and discomfort at the Novice’s poking and prodding—an appropriate reaction, as you know from experience.
“Disgusting!” the Novice remarks, drawing a flinch from the bug-princess. “Where did you find it? What is it for?”
“It is…” you pause, then sigh. “She is a member of our expedition.”
The Novice shoots you a skeptical look, as if to say ‘you really think I’ll fall for such a jape?”’ When you return the look levelly, her eyes widen.
“Wait,” she says, “what?”
You explain everything, while the Novice stares in rapt fascination.
“That is unbelievable,” she says.
“I know,” you agree.
“No,” she says, “I mean that I do not believe you. You are embellishing to prop up your own dragon-sized ego. Come on, admit it!”
You look to the worm-princess, who shrugs and nods in an upsettingly-reptiloid way. The Novice glances between you two, and the Great One, who stretches, yawns, and also nods.
“By the Gods…” she murmurs. “Whatever will we tell the Chaplain?”
>Nothing—this is to be kept between you three until the expedition>Tell the Chaplain the exact location of the bug-nest>Tell the Chaplain about the deal you struck, but do not tell him the location or exact nature of the bug-nest>Write-in>>5279940>>5279942[Sorry, I should have put in a
>CONTINUEDBut I didn't expect my file to be corrupted and delay the rest of the post. Please vote for this, too, you two. Again, sorry!]
