The caravan stayed at the Secret Silver Fortress for a while longer.
The successive deaths of the two leaders were major news that both the Beastmen and Dwarfs needed time to digest. The high-ranking Dwarfs were busy dealing with the series of reactions following King Ken's death and the coronation matters of the young Prince Sovier—for the long-lived Dwarfs, fifty years old was an unnervingly young age, virtually equivalent to being a green youngster. Fortunately, Sovier's King Stone Phase had been mostly carved out, and with substantial help from Heim, there wasn't too much opposition.
During this time, Afu Jiala and Ybur went out a few more times.