Chapter 70 - An ECD's Abandoned Trash is My Treasure. Thanks For the Loot, Sir.
Back at the cavern's entrance, Gawain found Carn still rooted in place, where curious spiders were observing him from the walls. Gawain ignored the curious spiders and reported his findings.
"My lord, the tunnel ends in a collapse, but it doesn't feel natural. Something's beyond that rubble, and I sensed a lot of Aether. Might be another hostile entity or something from our world."
"That sounds indeed very fishy."
"What do you think it is, my lord?"
Carn had a few ideas. But first, he had a more immediate problem to address. Carn ordered Gawain.
"I need these pests to stop staring at me. Can you petrify them, Gawain? I'd rather not waste my Aether."