Lin observed the corpses before him. They had rested on the bottom of the swamp for an eternity and a half, and yet, they were well-preserved. As they carried him back towards Mirstone, the fairy had only one thing on his mind:
To sow vengeance, and to reap Justice.
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Rick and Ralf smiled at one another, as they saw how far along the work at the river had gotten. With a mud elemental on their side, the work was going quickly.
Both men feared what they would have to do if they ended up without a job, but they couldn't begrudge the gnomes from this good deed.
No one deserved for their house to go underwater. Not even tax evaders.
Rick ran a hand through his now clean, but still shaggy, hair, and looked at something black on the horizon. If he did not know any better, he'd think that swarms of wasps were on the march.
But why should they? Winter was coming. Surely, they had more important business?
