The wolf escapes
The beast launches itself from the room knocking Grom over as it makes its escape. You catch a strong scent of smoke and coal as an enormous wolf lopes down the corridor and dissapears around the corner. The children howl and give chase. Midi starts to join them but when she sees Grom sprawled in the dirt she changes her mind and comes back to help him.
"I didn't mean for him to get hurt. Is he dead?" Midi asks as she crouches by your side. "He smells like he is."
You put an ear to the dwarf's mouth to see if he's breathing and a tired belch hits your face. The mixture of ale and sausage almost knocks you out but you fight the dizziness and stay awake.
"I know a quick way out." Midi helps you carry Grom back to the entrance to the Slab and sits with you while you wait for him to wake up.
"I've never been out here," Midi says and points at the bridge. "How much does it cost to cross that?"
As you tell Midi it's free her eyes widen and a grin spreads across her face. "Will any one stop me from crossing it?" You shake your head again and Midi falls into a contemplative mood.
A barge sails past and a crew member waves in your direction. Midi waves back eagerly and leaps to her feet. "I'm going to tell the others. I want you to have this to remember me by."
Midi digs into the mass of hair that swirls around her head and pulls out a twist of metal wire fashioned into a star shape. You take it gratefully and watch as Midi runs back into the Slab.
"I need a pint and a sausage," Grom says as he wakes up with a yawn. He looks dishevelled but unconcerned at having woken up in the street. "Tour's over. Unless you want to see the Axe and Clever, first pint's on me?"
You agree and set off with Grom across the Trado Bridge pausing at the top to give the Slab a last look certain that one day you'll return.
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