🦊 Планета Флерантор, осколки человечества 🦊

– You’re here. Not bad,” the teacher began as soon as he saw his underachieving student. “What kept you, Aristarch?

“I suppose I should tell everything in order, teacher.”
“The excavation site doesn't seem to have anything special at first glance. Workers are working, guards are guarding, someone is sitting in a tent waiting for their shift. Mistress Clarissa manages all of this.”
“But…”
“First, when I said that I came on your behalf, her look… it was as if she wasn’t happy about it…”
“Second, during the inspection, I got too tired and asked Mistress Clarissa to give me a place to rest. She agreed, but in return, she asked me to deliver some kind of package to a woman. It didn’t seem like anything special, but… I remember the appearance of that woman, I remember taking the package to her and giving it to her, but I don’t remember how I went to her, or how I returned, or what happened while I was handing over the package. It’s as if my memory has been erased. I would think it was an enchantment, but the package and Mistress Clarissa's request are real! That’s strange, teacher!”
“And thirdly, when I returned, Mistress Clarissa’s gaze was… somehow surprised, or something… As if I shouldn’t have come back at all!”
“Well, then I met three fighters from the clan of brawlers who were waiting for their shift at that moment. And then I thought that since I was already here, why not take a look at the nearby caves? I suggested that the fighters accompany me, and they agreed. But unfortunately, we miscalculated the time, and the journey took longer…”
“The fighters missed their shift because of me… I hope they won’t be severely punished? They helped me a lot…” Aristarch said with a sigh, after which he paused briefly and told the teacher about the results of his “outing.”

“Here is where we found a giant grub and a bunch of cocoons. Apparently, this is its lair, and it’s from here that they crawl into the excavation site.”
“Here is where we discovered a chrot nest.”
“And here – some kind of strange door. Behind the door there is strange music and… something like fire…”
“Here we were attacked by a biter. It has a toothy maw and tentacles like an Inokie. It flies and… bites. It hurts…”
“Here we met the cub of that same biter. I didn’t touch it and let it go in all directions. It flew over here, where adult individuals attacked us. Or rather, one individual…”

Aristarch's story was accompanied by showing the corresponding cell on the map of the caves.

“I think the biters are coming out from here,” he says, pointing to the top cell, which is above the cell to the right of the place where they encountered the biter.
“That’s their lair. But I’m not sure.”