Behind it is Zenith, encased in crystal.
The party retreats through the teleportation circle used to get to the boss, and Paul isnt happy.
He grabs Rudy by the scruff and cant understand why hes so calm.
Rudy simply says losing his temper wont help matters.
The party members sit in a circle and discuss things.
Roxy believes the boss to be a manatite hydra; magic will only work at close range.
Its a victory, but a costly one.
Paul is dead, using his last moments to smile as Rudy stands nearby.
More pressingly, he rescued his mother at the cost of losing his father.
Its not so much a victory as a trade.
Even though its clear Roxy wants to saysomethingto comfort Rudy, she remains tight-lipped.
Its only when she asks where Paul is that her expression changes to one of excruciating grief.
Its a heartbreaking tour-de-force of showing, not telling.
What did Paul and Rudys left hand buy them?
But it has to be enough.
But for one brief and fleeting moment, the Greyrat family was fully accounted for.
