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"I have a rite that should seal it up without risk to ourselves," Elton says. "And that won't draw the attention of Giselle or the Cult of Fenris."

"You're both gutless!" Melodie says. "We'll have a much better time with the stuff Harmonie and Chains-the-Lie wrote. We might even be able to see inside! Come on, Stonegrowl, have a sense of curiosity."

"Clumsy monkey magic," Nin says, having finished her mug of soup. "Our job is to heal the spirit world. Let's get the help of the local spirits. They are not diminished by action, but strengthened. Our goal is to heal this land."

They start to argue, and worse, they've eaten all of your soup and they're starting to open up the cabinets. You need to decide who you're taking with you to the site before they find—too late, they found the Girl Scout cookies you were saving. So you need to decide before they find the frozen waffles.

"Melodie, let's go use your sister's alchemy to seal this rift."

"A quiet, subtle ritual sounds best. Elton and I will go."

"We need to heal the forest, not just ward it against threats. Nin and I will go."

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