"Old man, Irma said you were digging tunnels for Pearl Hunters stuck in this area. Is that true?"
"Yes, they made us do it to make way for the roots. We didn't understand why they were doing it, but then we were horrified." The old man spoke slowly.
"Our village dug one long tunnel from the Hunters' base to the jungle. I tried to find out why they were doing it, but each time I was threatened and ordered not to ask about it again."
"You ran the root into the jungle? Did you just leave it behind?" Osvald asked.
"Yes, there is an entrance to this tunnel in the jungle. It is near the lake, though many may have changed since then, as have the Beetles."
"Bugs?"
"They weren't there before, Cosmic Beetles started actively appearing a few days after we left the root in the jungle, the same time the Queen appeared."
"I see." Wain nodded.
