Snake the Lead

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Why did the great serpent choose this form, I wonder...
Scree!
I hope you're satisfied now that your new pet is safe here in Slitherbough.
Scree scree!
And thank you, Forename. I now understand what's been troubling my friend all this time.
I feared this might strain our friendship, but I don't believe this is something we can't overcome. Take care, and may the shadows keep you.
Wait...
Please, Quinfort, there's no need to involve him in this any longer.
I've been giving thought to the great serpent's chosen form, and I think I now understand why it chose to present itself to us in this way.

Look closely at the pattern of its scales. I believe they represent the network of currents by which aether flows through Rak'tika─the very life force of the Greatwood.


And there─the scar that intersects them there on its belly... It's an omen! Of the coming calamity that would disrupt the flow of life in the Greatwood!
Quinfort, stop! It's just a scratch. Probably from a rock as it slithered, or rolled, or did whatever it does to make its way through the forest.
All these signs and still he refuses to see, like all the others. If the Greatwood is to be saved, it's up to us.

I can only assume you remain at my side in the hopes of receiving some generous compensation. If that's what it takes, so be it.


The scar on the great serpent's belly calls to mind Lozatl's Conquest. That is where you will find the source of this ill omen. Bring it to me and you will have the reward you seek.
I should remind you that he's still only an apprentice. I wouldn't expect much, if anything, for your troubles.
This is what happens when you spend too much time around interesting individuals. Still, I can't deny that life would be boring without him.
I will stay and keep watch over the great serpent.
Don't worry about us. I'll make sure nothing happens to Quinfort or his new pet.
Scree!!!
[The shrill shieks of the great serpent sound troubled. It appears to be showing concern for you...
You found something? Truly?
Scree!
Come, Forename. Show me what you've found.
Hmmm. Could it be a charm of some sort?
It was exactly where you said it'd be. Then that means your visions were...were...
Now do you believe in the great serpent?
Fine, fine, the great serpent is real. More importantly, that charm seems familiar. I think I've seen the Children use them for their incantations.

Yes, I'm sure of it. My father once found one while hunting in the woods.


If memory serves, they can be used to invoke powerful fire spells after absorbing enough aether... By the abyss! If they plan to use them to siphon the Greatwood's life force─
My vision will at last come to pass! Hahaha!
Why are you laughing!? Don't you realize how serious this is?

That flow of aether you were talking about converges here at Slitherbough, doesn't it? It's why we have that large aetheryte outside.


If the flow is disrupted, our crops would wither, the land would be rendered barren, animals would die─it would mean the end of our village, and all of Rak'tika would likely follow.
O great one, I beseech you once more. Grant us the strength and the wisdom to avert this terrible crisis.
Scree! Scree scree!
Seeing them like this makes the whole thing seem like nonsense, but there's no denying Quinfort has been right about what would happen thus far.
We have to figure out what the Children are up to before it's too late.