"Now, what is it that you came to talk to me about?" Mex asked as I sipped on my drink.I was calling the stuff Fire Piss. After the first drink, it seemed to go down better, but it still burned something fierce.Tomorrow would be one hell of a hangover, but this was today. I was sure that Wataluga or one of the women should be able to help with it."I want to know more about what you know about Mary and her sisters. Missy constantly asks pointless questions, and Mary has stone eyes and doesn't seem to be all there. I think something is causing this, but I want to know what you know," I explained to Mex, placing my drink on the table.Mex didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked into his drink for a moment."There is a lot that I don't know about the girls, and most of what I have heard has been circumstantial at best. In all the stories, one thing that lines up is their father, Odysseus," Mex explained, and I frowned, picking my cup back up.According to the Poems of Homer, Odyss

The girls followed me back down the ladder, and we headed down to the kitchen. I still found it strange to see both Jilly and Lizy walking around in their human forms and not fighting."What is "Eggs in a basket"?" Kerri asked me as we made our way down the flights of stairs.Lizy and Jilly had the lead, and the two of them were talking about something to do with the boat. Seeing them side by side made me smile, knowing that nearly everything else should be a breeze if this was possible."You will see. It is nothing special, more like a fun way to eat," I explained, and Kerri raised her hairless brow in surprise."Fun way to eat? I thought you weren't supposed to play with your food?!" Kerri exclaimed, and I laughed as we started down the final set of stairs.I smiled and then wrapped an arm around Kerri to pull her into a hug and kiss the top of her head. The woman was clueless most of the time, but that was one of the things that made her so cute."This isn't really playing with you

Remove them from Mex?I was just getting my plate filled as Harold dropped another bomb on me. I had been curious to know what could be done about the Elementals' darkness, but taking Mex's power seems a bit much.[You will not be stealing from him. I have scanned and looked over everything that I have learned from your elementals. You know that they were his before, so I was able to retrieve detailed information about Mex. I hadn't said anything about it yet until I was sure.]Kerri was now our acting waitress, and she was talking plates to everyone now as Lidy sat on my lap, eating her eggs. Kerri was doing much better as a waitress and had only split a single plate of food.'What does that mean? What did you find out?' I sent as an anxious thought.[Mex is no longer a Sage Class like you, he is a Fighter Class. To put it more correctly, Mex was never a Sage Class, truly. Something forced the Elementals to merge with him. I have no clue what that was, but none of the elementals know

[Zack's View]Breakfast was finished, and Wataluga was playing maid, making quick work of all the dishes from the meal. I had released the others to go help with preparations to depart, but once Wataluga was finished, we would be heading out.I had two places that were important to go see before leaving. Craterville, and the west fishing village.Nixi had sent each of the grandmothers to go collect those that wanted to come with us since I wouldn't have time to do it. I was glad for that, but I needed to be the one that dealt with the Gogs.I was concerned about them multiplying, but Harlod and I had decided that I might just have to try and get them to crossbreed. I wouldn't force it on them, but it was the best way that I could think to slow their birth rate.[It won't be an immediate solution to the situation, but it would help them in the future. Maybe if the creature had some stronger blood in them, they wouldn't constantly be targeted as prey.]I agreed with Harold, but I wasn't

Once I left the group, I headed back to the surface and shot myself back out to land on the surface. Once I was back on the water, I made my way to the shore.The meeting with the Sahuagin and Barracuda went much faster than I had imagined. I figured that I would have time to pay my respect to Dack, Mex's son, who I was sure would be staying behind.When I reached the beach, I walked over to the small village that was only about fifteen huts, give or take. Some more significant and few must be shed or small shacks for cleaning their catches.I deactivated my Pact, but my shirt was soaked now, so I took it off. There was a line out with other clothes hanging on it, so I tossed the shirt on, having no real need for it."Kazz… or, I guess Zack! Good to see you again!" Dack called over to me from a group of people he was talking to.The dark blue-skinned man strode over to meet me and offered me his hand. I accepted, shaking it, and Dack put his other hand over mine with a big smile as I