When the two unconscious companions finally came to, and the dwarf could barely move, Bartlett escorted the group out of the abandoned mine.
Dwarf Mason revealed his intention to recruit Bartlett as a bodyguard, but Bartlett did not agree on the spot, only saying that he would consider it later since the dwarf's injuries would take some time to heal. After all, no matter how miraculous the potion, it took time and rest for the body to fully recover.
Subsequently, our barbarian adventurer turned around and went back into the mine, searching for the other Crystal Scale Lizards required for the mission.
A young man named Seymour informed Bartlett that the Crystal Scale Lizards roaming at the bottom of the large crystal cavern had been lured by him using food into a smaller crystal cavern, and had installed two simple traps at the entrance before barricading them with wooden boards.
