STORY ARC #4 HERO OF PENDOWN
Drying Off Before Burning Up
“Ketal? Ketal?”
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You take a deep breath as you reach the top of the hatch. The kobolds are all wandering around as if in a daze, the hold on their minds all but gone.
“Hero!” Eshami cries, clearly happy to see you alive. She wraps you up in a tight hug, then immediately resumes her placid comportment.
You grab the priestess back and sweep her low in an impassioned kiss, holding her in place for several long seconds as she stares dumbfounded into your face. You release her and she takes a dizzying step back, smiling slightly, but ultimately remaining silent.
“Thanks for saving my ass back there, Eshami,” you say earnestly, wringing out your clothes as best you can. She doesn’t respond; she seems preoccupied with trying to hide her flushed cheeks, touching her lips as if you had stolen them from her face. “Uh, Ketal, where should we go now?”
Ketal ceremoniously spins up from the floor with his usual grace and poise. He points to a metal ladder set into the wall on the far end of the Ballast Room.
