It was a wonderful night at Marooner’s Bay. The Undaunted Guardian sits upon the bow of the boat as she watches the glowflies light up the sky. Normally the glowflies would make her restless, but the rush of participating in Big Run made her exhausted. For now, she preferred to just simply watch the glowflies buzz around. It was a beautiful sight.
As the glowflies eventually dispersed, The Undaunted Guardian watched as Horrorboros emerged from the water.
“GREETINGS, UNDAUNTED GUARDIAN OF MAROONER’S BAY!”
“Greetings, your Longness!”
“HOW WAS BIG RUN? DID YOU ENJOY IT?”
“It was riveting, your Longness.”
“EXCELLENT! BIG RUN BIG FUN, AS WE ALWAYS SAY. & HOW WAS YOUR LITTLE DETOUR THROUGH SPLATSVILLE?”
“It was.. fine.”
“JUST FINE?” Horrorboros raised an eyebrow. “NO ENCOUNTERS WITH ANY.. SPECIFIC OCTOLINGS?”
“Well- I.. did see Dapple on my way to Barnacle & Dime.”
“& HOW DID THAT GO?”
“It went.. alright. Believe it or not, they’re starting to feel bad about stealing our golden eggs.”
“OH, REALLY? THAT’S CERTAINLY AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING JOE SAW THEM ONCE OR TWICE DURING BIG RUN.”
“The bear is starting to get suspicious of them.” she explained. “I’m unsure why they trust that so-called Mr. Grizz’s opinion, but I told them to just.. keep doing what they had to do.”
Horrorboros nodded. “I SEE. I’LL BE SURE TO INFORM THE OTHER KINGS OF THIS. HAVE A NICE NIGHT, UNDAUNTED GUARDIAN OF MAROONER’S BAY.”
“You too, your Longness.”
Horrorboros started to dive back into the water, & then paused for just a moment, turning back to look at The Undaunted Guardian.
“& BY THE WAY, COHOZUNA SAYS HE WANTS TO MEET THE OCTOLING FACE-TO-FACE. BE SURE TO TELL THEM THAT!”