By the time Kong'gong finally left, Ka'z was alone again, sitting at the entrance of his secret chamber and staring out at the night sky. The stars were unusually clear tonight, scattered across the darkness above the Evergreen Forest while the faint sounds of the colony drifted from somewhere beneath the hill.
Somehow, the place no longer felt as secret as it once had. Kong'gong had discovered it without any difficulty, which meant Ka'z could no longer consider this little chamber a place nobody else could reach.
Still, the knowledge he had gained from the old kobold was priceless.
Under normal circumstances, Ka'z would already be thinking about how to spend the System Points he had accumulated, especially now that he had received another two hundred as a reward. Tonight, however, he didn't even feel like opening the System Store. He just wanted this night to pass as quickly as possible.
Ka'z rested his arms against his knees and stared into the darkness beyond the cave.
