Apep needed to go back to the moon before the geyser in the Trawn woods and Inxialot's lab misaligned.
The news of the Lich King protecting Lith's family during his absence had angered Apep, but only until receiving the information about the deal the Tiamat had offered Lotho and Crank.
After learning that, the Apophis only needed to verify the rumor to turn an annoyance into an opportunity. While Inxialot was on the moon, they would keep researching the secret of the white core.
While he was on a mission, Apep would be free to roam Mogar again and hunt Phloria down. Two birds with no second wasted.
"Thank the gods." Only after there was no trace of the presence of the Eldritch did Crank manage to relax enough to revert to his honey-badger form. "Or not."
He was now much smaller and the figure of the ten-tailed fox was hard to miss.
