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Delirium and his group accepted D'Lek's offer and agreed to participate in a banquet celebrating their new acquaintance, as per local customs. However, Gesper had no intention of feasting with what he called "savages." D'Lek might have taken this as an insult or aggressive behavior, but Delirium managed to negotiate with him (with some difficulty). While the travelers prepared to participate in the upcoming feast in one of the city's large houses, Gesper remained outside, accompanied by an ogre that the locals had assigned to him, just in case he caused any trouble.
D'Lek invited the guests to sit around a large, oblong table, taking a seat at one end, and invited Delirium, as the leader of the group, to take a seat on the opposite side. Fever and Celia sat on either side of him.
As he invited the others to take their seats, D'Lek assured them that the food and drinks would be ready soon. He also noted that in these lands, what he was about to serve them was considered a delicacy and highly valued, so he would be very disappointed if the efforts of his people were in vain.

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Okay, if you really want to, let's go north.

Is the formation changing?

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(I wonder, if we lost some of the normal NPCs, would someone like Dillion be "solving" the puzzles...?)

No. If there wasn't an official who could give you the hint, you would simply starve to death, because the other NPCs are not suitable for this role.

I assume Aretz is also staying outside, since he isn't planning on joining?

So, we must protect the official, Revan

No. He said he wouldn't eat anything, but not that he wouldn't go to the banquet.

This type is becoming more and more suspicious.

Halmaldir?

The formation doesn't change?

Uh, yeah.
When you ask that way, it gives me a bad feeling.

Although Alaria had taken her place, D'Lek's words made her even more uneasy.
We sit down and continue to observe, just in case something suspicious happens.

Anemone opens the door to the north.

Something attacks Anemone. Anemone takes 450 damage [-251/199]
Initiative
Something (120)
Tsukiko (55)
Aria (40)
Seliad (33)
Tria (26)
Livia (21)
Castor (20)
Ayano (20)
Dilion (11)

Halmaldir?

Yes. If he doesn't eat anything and doesn't notice anything suspicious, let Jerl sit next to him and ask him to eat his portion. Ideally, that would be in character for him.

Something attacks Anemone. Anemone takes 450 damage [-251/199]

Something (120)

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He also noticed that in these lands, what he was going to feed them with is considered a delicacy and is highly valued, so he will be very upset if the efforts of his people are in vain.

Are we going to be fed a giant sandworm?

I have a similar thought about this.

/Argh. Although, Anemone wasn't particularly helpful, but it's still a shame. Now, will Celia open the doors?
Revan, am I getting close to this thing?

Okay, there's an option: I can cast Fire Storm on him, which is safe for our squad. If not, then Agartha's Flame. And what the hell did we get ourselves into...
Anyway, guys, I believe in you, go for it. I'm going to sleep. Also, if this battle doesn't give us anything, maybe we should go to the central room and ignore the corridors.

After some time, everyone took their places, and food began to appear on the table. Besides D'Lek himself, there was a woman whom the travelers had seen before, and five other locals. The food consisted of roasted meat from an animal unknown to the expedition members, mixed with tree roots and strangely shaped vegetables, and the drinks looked like plain, purified water.
There were two pots of food in total; one served portions for the guests and the hosts, and the other for D'Lek and Delirium. According to local customs, the leader had to eat separately from those he was leading.

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Revan, am I getting close to this thing?

Yes.