Mallory checked the brood mother’s health was at zero before she took the hand offered, rising to her feet, wincing at the pain it caused her. She healed Emica once before starting on healing herself. “Thank you.” Emica grinned. “No, thank you. I was sure I was about to lose a revive.” Letting go of Emica’s hand, Mallory turned towards the brood mother. “That was much harder than I expected.” Ryan strode towards the creature. “Let’s see what we get out of it.” Relmir came inside the room to stand by the door. “You killed it?” Sarnla joined him. “I’m surprised you managed.” “It was close.” Mallory alternated between healing everyone as they checked what they could get from the brood mother, having discovered that the pups yielded no drops. Fang ran inside to sniff the brood mother, a

