[@Indrajita] I should probably wait a bit before posting. I don't want to monopolize the story so I'd like to give others time to post. Maybe this evening or tomorrow morning would be a good time for it, but at the same time the stuff I would be writing are interactions with everyone else so it may be a little short if nobody else writes anything. I could end the post with the gate starting to be in sight though for an easier transition to the combat.