Some Insectoids had come through the rifts in this period, but with the new weapons and armor, The kobolds were able repel them. After the third confrontation, there was not even a single wounded on the kobolds side. They had even found the rift that they were coming through buried in the soil under the wooded area, and had set sentries and lookouts.
This turned into the norm, some would come through, they would be killed, and then turned into more weapons and armor before the next batch had showed. They had caught them starting a nest, but quickly rooted it out.
The time passed like this.
Lilu would practice, craft, try and cultivate more awakened, and also teach Autumn more magic.
Autumn would practice, learn, and supervise most of the kobolds. The big four had seemed to not be around much and were seldom seen. Same with the queen and king egg.