Intermission 16 Page 4

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Before too long, Ricki and her friends return to their increasingly-comfortable home. Lara is busy overseeing a drider who was recently offered sanctuary, and who appears to be attempting to make peaceful contact with some of the other residents. It’s unclear how well they’d be doing without Lara’s supervision, but for now things are working out.

Lohk greets Ricki as the rest of the party scatters around the estate.

“Welcome back. Good to see everyone made it back safely.”

“It was a bit touch and go for a bit, but we pulled it off!”

“You didn’t have any trouble while we were gone?”

“No.”

“…Coccyx didn’t freak out again?”

“Oh, that.”

“Yes. Yes they did.”

“Did what?”