Could Be Worse

Beetle the Warrior (don't let them pink ponytails fool ya, that tasty piece of gnomeflesh is as amazingly virile as they come) were in Pinchwhistle Gearworks, down Spires of Arakakakak way, when she done ran inta a coupla navigationaly challengified adventurers with dirty feet. Kalaena the Belfmage were none to happy abouts the situation:

Meanwhiles, Dead Douglas were doin' his best fer ta take it in stride:

Beetle pointed out it coulda been worse - they coulda wandered inta Pinchwhistle Point an' become snacks fer the local mushrooms:

Heat, oppressive humidity, infectious fungus - kinda sounds like Houston, don't it? Prolly gots a better football team, though.

Is Where Beetle Has A Dubious

Young Beetle, pink ponytailed tough-as-nails bundle of rage, was talkin' with Beatface the Gladiator. She done believed him when he said they was gonna kill Slavemaster Ok'mok. She done believed him when he said he knew cruelty. She even done believed him when he said Slavemaster Ok'mok was cruelty.

But when he said he was once her size?

Yeah, that one she had a little trouble swallowifyin'.