“What if there are still creatures in the area?” Mallory asked Emica.
“I could stay too,” Danae said.
“I can stay,” Brodie hurriedly offered.
Emica grinned, glancing between Danae and Brodie before she turned to Mallory. “If it’s all cleaned out, nothing should respawn in the time it takes you to bring the wagon back. Or the donkey and panniers if there’s no space to get the wagon through. Not that I know how you’re going to get everything out of the cave opening. There wasn’t much space.”
“I’m not leaving the table behind,” Brodie protested.
“You plan to carry it out of here on your own?” Ryan asked.
Brodie turned to Callum. “You’d help me, wouldn’t you?”
Callum laughed. “For someone who was never interested in RPGs, you’ve certainly got into the hoarding aspect of them.”
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