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There were signs of life everywhere, but not a single living creature was actually found. Afki found it really unsettling, and had her guard up constantly. Her eyes darted around, watching the shadows for anything suspicious. Despite, or perhaps because of, her vigilance, nothing seemed to have appeared, even on their path the queen's lair. She did enjoy the new gauntlets, though, and put them on after a brief inspection to make sure there was nothing inside.  Afki was about to relax as they headed back to the city entrance when Parshath asked her, [i][color=6ecff6]Afki, how many people were in our party?[/color][/i]

[i][color=f7976a]What? We... uh...[/color][/i] Afki responded hesitantly, having realized that she never bothered to count the number of people in her party. [i][color=f7976a]T-ten-[/color][/i]

[color=6ecff6][i]Twelve. You, the pally, and the other 10 mooks,[/i][/color] Parshath answered. [color=6ecff6][i]We had that many people in our party. Now we have [b]eleven[/b]. Get what I'm sayin'?[/i][/color]

Realized dawned on Afki's face as the puzzle pieces in her mind clicked together. She had thought something was a little off during the last loot sharing, but she had been too distracted by the concern for her own safety to notice. "[color=f7976a]We're missing someone,[/color]" Afki said out loud.