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((The Mon/Wen/Fri Double -- page 1 of 2))
'Alright, well, it started when we went to the Undercrust...'

And Hector told her all about his time in Himmekel. She had several questions, especially about Malast and Ettol, and he wasn't able to answer any of them. That was why he had asked her to look into those names, after all. If nothing else, his story seemed to provide her with extra motivation to do so.

He told her about the "tournament" as well, and the mayhem that ensued during it, particularly at the end.

'Ah, so that was why you wanted to know more about worms,' she said. 'You were fighting one.'

Hector tilted his head as he thought back. 'I told you that at the time, didn't I?'

She gave a telepathic giggle. 'You were quite cagey about it at first, but yes, you did. You yelled it at me, actually.'

'Oh yeah...' He was about to apologize for that when he remembered something else. 'And you laughed at me.'

'Hehe.'

She'd already said once before that she was sorry for laughing at him back then, but hearing her tone now as she apparently recalled it, Hector wasn't so sure he believed that anymore.

Not that it actually bothered him, of course. If anything, he was a bit relieved to hear her laugh. Most of the times when they talked, she'd seemed rather somber. A few of those times, he'd even been able to feel her sorrow through the Shards.

Which was another subject that he was reluctant to bring up. So he chose not to.

'Well, I wish you luck with your search for money,' she said. 'I hope my research bears fruit. I will try to contact you again with more information in a few days.'

'Thanks for doing this.'

'Not at all. If I am not able to make myself useful, I fear I might go crazy in this place.'

At that, Hector was tempted to pry a bit more into her circumstances, but he resisted. It seemed like she was in a relatively good mood, and he didn't want to risk spoiling that for her. He got the impression that this strange relationship with her might be extremely important in the future. So he really didn't want to fuck it up.