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One quiet afternoon, Ricki wanders the manor grounds and looks up at the sky, reflecting on all her progress so far. She’s seen some scary things out in the Empire recently, but the home she’s built feels more like a safe haven than ever before. With just a little more work, just a few more dungeons crawled to gather resources, surely this place will be able to survive anything.

And, as if on cue…

“Hello, Ricki.”

“Oh! Hi Paws!”

“Nice weather, isn’t it?”

“Sure.”