Everyone Got To Pet Steve Except Me!

Dear Kosil
 
I am having another sleep over at Gorefang’s. Chief Bloodripper really likes his troll head and is still showing it off proudly. He will even chase the young ones around as the troll head tries to snap and bite them. They squeal and laugh. It is cute yet also terrifying. I wanted to tell you about everything that happened in a wormy cave we found. The cave had worms in it, it was not made of worms.
 
First thing’s first, Gerald and his lady friends decided they wanted to leave. I can’t blame them, they are not really hero material after all. They did swear that they owed us a debt, and you never know when debt repayment can come in handy, but really I just think it is the poor man’s way of getting out of proper payment for services rendered. Payment upfront, as Jabari always told you. My new friends Elora and Everan, being noble heroes decided to escort them out of the caves, and then head back to the keep. I guess Elora has some issues to work through, I hope to see them again one day.
 
Remember how we found that secret door, well there was a horrible stink coming from that door. Eye-watering stench. Everyone decided that since I am the bravest and most heroic of all of us that I should be pushed in first. Once I told them that the stink would not hurt them, they followed me in. Adokul could hear a skittering noise, but I told him that it was probably just the maid trying to clean up whatever the foul smell was. I pressed forward to see if she needed any help. I know mother always appreciated it when I helped her, and I figured this maid would be no different. There was a pool of blood and some drag marks. So the maid had been there but wasn’t quite finished, as I suspected. Soralie found some carvings on the wall that read “Beware the Evil Temple The Bugbears Bring them Victims”. What do you think it means? Do you think the Bugbears were the maids this entire time? That they were the ones cleaning up the bodies? Oh frack we killed the hired help! That probably won’t go unnoticed by the higher-ups.
 
Soralie is clearly good at seeing things in dark places because she also saw a giant worm thing on the ceiling eating some lost adventurer. I guess that is what happens once you kill the maids, the bodies don’t get cleaned up and the vermin move in. Gross. Soralie sent Steve the ugly dog handsome badger to get the others. However, I guess all he got by rubbing against them was pets. I DIDN’T GET TO PET HIM AND THEY DID! WHY IS LIFE SO UNFAIR!!!!! Luckily once Soralie and I started battling the worm Gorefang heard my cries for his aid and everyone came running. Gorefang did get injured but Finnie quickly healed him. It is so nice to see those two getting along and starting to bond. After we killed not just one but two worms, I noticed that I could not really find their pocket so I simply cut them open and searched their innards. Nothing. I guess worms don’t need money. It wasn’t fruitless though, as I climbed the wall and onto the ledge that they were hiding on and found another dead body, and it had some good loot. Even some spell ingredients that Sarkin can use. We searched a little further up the cave and found a large crevasse and a rope, but wanted to go see what was up the other tunnel first. When we got back to where we killed the two worms, two more worms were there eating their fallen brethren. Clearly, this is a waste not want not worm society. I respect that. We quickly dispatched them, but we were too tired to continue up the other tunnel so we went to Gorefang’s to rest and relax. I am still the only one who has any interest in their hospitality and accept the stew. I am a guest here, and I am just being polite. Just eat around the chunks you don’t like, not that big of a deal. Right?
 
Heroic as always,
 
Sweet Sacyra