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posting early .... reason..... felt like it

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As Finn gazed upon the spearmaster, who was now fully healed, a sudden surge of joy and relief washed over him. He slowly approached the spearmaster, whose eyes reflected a myriad of emotions. Among these, joy was the most visible, mirroring Finn's own feelings.

"You're finally back!" Finn couldn't help but smile as he greeted the spearmaster.

"I wouldn't be here if not for you," the spearmaster replied, his voice carrying a sense of gratitude as he looked at Finn with an equally bright smile.

"I'm feeling much better now, thanks to you and Moon," the spearmaster expressed his sincere gratitude as he broke the hug with Finn and glanced at Moon, who was quietly playing with a group of slugcats in the background.

"Glad to hear. Are you sure you want to come with me?" Finn asked abruptly, his eyes taking on a sharp glint as he posed the crucial question.

The spearmaster seemed momentarily taken aback by the question, his mental presence wavering slightly. Then, he steadied himself and replied, "I've been through a lot, Finn... I'm a messenger, and I shall die a messenger," his words carried determination.

"I understand," Finn said simply as he prepared to ask the spearmaster for directions to the five pebbles. Without any hesitation, the spearmaster began to talk about their route.

"If we head the way I went originally, we would run into an unfortunate development in the form of emerging rot," Finn absorbed the information given by the spearmaster. He quickly realized the gravity of the situation. This hazardous phenomenon was something they needed to avoid at all costs. He understood the threat it posed and the potential risks involved in encountering it. The fact that Spearmaster had made it through the area with a combination of luck and sound-based luring emphasized just how perilous it was.

"Is there a way around it?" Finn asked. Even though he was familiar with the game, the world was vast and maze-like, making it challenging to rely on his game geography knowledge to navigate. So, he turned to the spearmaster in the hope that he might have a path, and luckily, he did.

"Luckily for you, before you got here, I got some information from Moon who told me that if I head through the precipice, to the legs, and further past the underhang, I should be able to climb up to an area right above the five pebbles' chambers." Hearing the spearmaster's words, Finn nodded understandingly as he stood up, ready to get moving.