Quest Beyond the Gate: Chapter 20

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By the time you reach the top of the stairs, the lights on the pillar have gone out, Ilica has stopped screaming, and you have an in depth knowledge on the nuances of building a spider web.

"But enough about my cool webs, who do you think that was?" Ariadne asks.
"Who do I think who was?" You ask.
"The skeleton!" She says. "It must have belonged to someone"

"Hmm... Maybe it was... you!" You say, trying to spook Ariadne.
"Nice try, but my lower half has no bones" She says. "And if it did, then that skelly was about 6 legs short"
"Dang..." You say. "I dunno. Someone that Malteris killed?"

"Could be" Ariadne says.
"But then 'murder' didn't show up on the tablet where they were listing his crimes" You say. "Is it possible to be a bad guy without killing people?"
"I bet that Inquisitor's never done anyone in himself, and he's a bad guy" Ariadne says.

"Good point" You reply. "You're wise for someone your age"
"Tian says it's one of my good traits" Ariadne says. "She also says it's super annoying"
"I can see why she would say that" You say.

Ariadne pouts. "What's that supposed to mean?" She asks.
"Don't worry about it" You reply.

When you finally reach the cart, you see Hella and Emi comforting Ilica. Derrick and Tian are standing over by the web at the cave entrance...

>See if Ilica is alright

>Ask Derrick if the guards have passed

>Ask Hella if she's okay now

>Other

>See if Ilica is alright

I mean it was already dead.

>See if Ilica is alright
then
>Hella

>See if Ilica is alright
It's ok she has a skeleton inside her
>Ask Hella if she's okay now

I'm going to guess that she won't eat a fish, if she's that disturbed by bones.

>See if Ilica is alright
>Ask Hella if she's okay now

Yuu can probably bone fish with his mage blade/cutter. It'd be fun practice.

Who knows maybe her parents went the way of Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen.

Or maybe that's not just a skeleton.

Honestly, that's a strange response from someone like Ilica, there should be something fishy there.

>writing

I'm doubling down on the Aunt Beru/Uncle Owen theory.