บท 234: The Rat King (conclusion)

[Eastern Shore of Loki: 1945 Hours]

The tall girl tripped over her hair for the 5th time in as many minutes. She was slowly gathering firewood, a slender hand held her hair to one side while trying to move about in a robe that was too large. She stacked the wood on the beach and then attempted to knot up her hair that hung to the ground. After three large knots, the long silvery tresses were still passed her knees.

"Good enough." She smiled widely before stumbling over the staff that announced her as a mage. Covered in sand, the mage sat up carefully and pointed at the stack of wood. It immediately burst into flames.

The thin girl shivered slightly and gathered her robes around her shoulders. "I don't remember this place being so cold."

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[Guild HQ: Loki: 2000 Hours]

Jun Li stared at the large Holo map visible over the conference table. Three different areas were blinking. "This means that there are three separate incursions?"