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[color=2cc785]"Quessssst!"[/color]

[color=888888] -Salbjörg of the Deep[/color]
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Zogi’s return from death didn’t please Salbjörg. It wasn’t that she wanted him dead (she needed to care for that to happen) but there wasn’t an explanation for it. Clearly each and every one of them could die, otherwise why would the dungeon spirit fret over his death? Something didn’t add up, but he was just a goblin. There was no point in over analyzing it. The Oracle must have saved him.

The actions of the others hadn’t been that much more interesting. Muste said something about digging and ran off, probably because he didn’t want to help. Schnupfen gave a few orders, and likely wouldn’t have been able to help if he wanted to. She was pretty sure he didn’t though. Zogi was digging though. Maybe it would be good to have the goblin back after all. And the Oracle...

Well, the Oracle was taking care of her, of course. She didn’t know what to expect, as she hadn’t watched them heal themselves. The idea that something could mend wounds with their balloon fingers was strange to Salbjörg. And it was no stranger seeing it in action. Its fingers passed right through her and began fixing her from the inside. Its touch was cool, but that just served to numb the area as they worked on it. She wondered since  she could feel it passing through her if it could feel her as well. Her rib had been mended, and the poison had been pulled out of her flesh. She was still sticky, but the Oracle told her to wait for the glue to dry and peel it away or just shed her skin. Given that she had never shed her skin before, she was unsure exactly how long that would take. There was also the matter of her dress. Letting the glue dry seemed to be the best option for the moment. But this was all the convincing Salbjörg needed.

The Oracle was a straight ten. 

[color=2cc785]"Well done."[/color] She bowed, causing the goblin attached to her pillows to dangle briefly. [color=2cc785]"If you need anything, call for my aid."[/color] Her thumb slid over her old wound. This was the first time the snake woman had genuinely smiled since waking up here. 

But there was no time to celebrate. The problem with having a living chest warmer was that it was capable of making requests. She had forgotten how hideous the rest of its body looked and had been avoiding that. But damn, that was a pretty sweet smile.

Even so, Salbjörg wouldn’t normally dignify such a request with a response. But she was being asked to perform physical labor and didn’t have a lot of excuses not to. She looked at the ghost (who she suspected would be the only one to care) and pointed at the back of the dungeon. [color=2cc785]"I need to get Zoppy to the bony thing."[/color] 

And with that, she was off.

...

Was that a bunch of rats standing on top of each other?

[center][h3][hr][b]Side Goal:[/b]
Escort Zoppy To Bony Thing[/h3][hr][/center]

Something that Salbjörg noticed very quickly was that having an extra twenty pounds strapped to her chest made walking around a lot [i]bouncier[/i]. She found herself cradling the goblin after taking just a few steps. This was not going to work very well.

As soon as she got to the back room, she discovered all the wonderful things the Oracle had gotten for them. Many items caught her eye. Much like the knowledge she had upon waking up, she seemed to understand what some of these items did. The bell of safe return would be useful if she ever decided to explore outside. The polymorphic amulet might be useful as a backup disguise, depending on what form it turned the wearer into. Both of these items also had some fine craftsmanship, and she wouldn’t mind having them. Would anyone notice if she took them now? Well, that could be considered later. Right now she needed to get this out of Zoppy’s system. Then she could look at everything here and maybe speak with the ugly ent or the cute snake.

She approached the skeleton. Klein hadn’t been too specific on what happened to bring them all here. She knew a lot and didn’t seem to be too cagey with what she knew. There had to be a reason why a long dead mage was in here. But that was a question for later. 

[center][h3][hr][b]Completed Side Goal:[/b]
Escort Zoppy To Bony Thing ✓[/h3]Received 0 DP[hr][/center]

With some effort, Salbjörg managed to peel the goblin off of herself and set them down on the floor. Then through the use of her magic, she took hold of the bones and made the dead wizard sit up. She wiggled her fingers, and the skeleton kneeled before Zoppy and slid its hands inside its sleeves, seemingly waiting for her to do something. 

[center][h3][hr][b]Side Goal:[/b]
Trade With Zoppy?[/h3][hr][/center]