Bernita was the first to find her voice. "Lily... did you enter the dungeon?"
What followed was laughter — genuine, unrestrained, the kind that built slowly and then couldn't stop. "Aside from missing out on the big tree's experience," Lily said, still giggling, "there's quite a pile of things in here. It's strange though, Brother Don, where did all the monsters go? There's nothing left but drops."
Don's pulse jumped. "Lily, that's because they were all summoned. When the Elder died, they went with it." He paused. "Are you telling me you're standing in front of a pile of loot right now?"
"I might be," she said, in a tone that was doing nothing to hide how pleased with herself she was. "Hurry up and come see. There might be a surprise. And if none of you want it, I'm trading it for steamed buns."
The team chat exploded.
