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“A cave system. A very dark one.”
As a rule you try to be polite to everyone you meet, even folks you don’t quite agree with. Your memory’s been a little spotty since you arrived in Zoral, but you know this to be true.
That said, you can’t stop yourself from filling the room with a boisterous belly laugh that would make Volka proud, and based on the approving smile on her face, you’re pretty sure it does!
Doubled over with pure, unadulterated laughter for the better part of a minute, it’s only after you start wheezing that Oti makes an attempt to reestablish communication!
“Are you finished?” He asks with the tone of a man two seconds away from flinging a fireball your way!
Y-yea, you weakly reply, you’re… yea, you’re done…
“Marvelous. To answer what I’m certain you’re already pondering, there are corners of this world where the darkness is more powerful. Raw. <span class="mu-i">Primal</span>.”
“Why, though?” Inquires Volka as she gives your still-wheezing form a reassuring pat on the back. “Dark is dark, isn’t it?”
Oti nods. “Indeed, even the most diligent scholars have discovered remarkably little about Zoral’s… ‘<span class="mu-i">condition</span>’. Whether it’s caused by a curse or some natural phenomenon is still widely debated, but one detail remains constant:”
You lean in a little closer. Which is?
The mage’s eyes glimmer. “That the flora and fauna populating these dark corners are completely unique: organisms suited to complete and utter <span class="mu-i">darkness</span>, and I mean <span class="mu-i">COMPLETE.</span>”
And what, he wants you to grab some monster fur or something? The Chytree shakes his head.
“Luckily for you all I’ll need is <span class="mu-b">FIVE SPRIGS OF ECLIPSEWEED–</span> you’ll know it by the faint clicking sound it emits. I wouldn’t recommend petting the animals. Keep quiet and work quickly when you arrive–you’ll be operating at a disadvantage.”
“D’awww, is that <span class="mu-i">concern</span> I sense?” Chirps TT as a cheeky giggle escapes her lips!
“The last time someone was devoured I had to wait months before the cave’s inhabitants migrated away from the portal entrance.” His eyes shimmer. “Which reminds me: if you stumble across any remains, bring their belongings back to me.”
How… how many people has he sent-
>CONTD.
