Crammed in a rented carriage The entire group was miserable. Trekking for a day and night, climbing up a few hundreds of meters and returning to something that looked like civilization, left the group drained and unhappy. Crashing in a poor quality in, Leanna was harassed, and the group had to pay for a damaged wall and a destroyed table.
Recovering was lackadaisical and slow, given how heavy the trip had been. Tensions were high as well given what had been discovered. Mage Nightengale had abandoned her plan to sow discord within street gangs for profit in favor of pursuing a very cute girl.
One that may have been a monster in disguise. Even if she found the gap to be adorable, her duty kept nagging the star mage into moody swings.