The local- oh! Oh, yes, of course. Jeremy, come over here, dear.
[The woman beckons her son, and Mercy flashes a small grin at the owlbear before going to work. In a matter of minutes as Rue takes their 'interview' with the pair, Mercy has absconded with nearly all of the smaller fish. She carries her bucket (and a second one she'd picked up) off the premises and around the side of the building.
Rue receives a text shortly after:]
Rescue mission partially accomplished, my friend! Join me and we will plot freedom for the current fish and how we might rescue the rest.
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[The woman beckons her son, and Mercy flashes a small grin at the owlbear before going to work. In a matter of minutes as Rue takes their 'interview' with the pair, Mercy has absconded with nearly all of the smaller fish. She carries her bucket (and a second one she'd picked up) off the premises and around the side of the building.
Rue receives a text shortly after:]
Rescue mission partially accomplished, my friend! Join me and we will plot freedom for the current fish and how we might rescue the rest.