I go looking for some sticks in the forest that will work, and quickly return to the goblins and lizard. The goblins are poking the lizard, seemingly unsure if it is going to actually get back up and attabsp; I shave a few sticks down, and then do my best to vihe goblins to go find more sticks so that roperly cook the meat. While they go looking, I start work at carving up the lizard as best I using the spear and wood carving knife.
After w for a bit, I check my mana, only to see that it has charged up much less than I expected, and its getting quite dark now as the sed sun now also falls behind the moon. Shortly there-after, all the oblins start filtering ba groups, and are shocked to see not only the dead lizard, but also the destroyed goblin hut. They don't waste much time though, as the leader goblin starts up a fire, bigger than the usual. Goblins cook the small game they captured, and I provide skewers of lizard meat for the goblins to cook as I titing it up.
Although I don't have much time to pay attention to what the goblins are up to, it seems that there seems to be a pretty sad mood overtaking everyone. As I finish up butchering one of the lizard's limbs, I take a breather, and try to see what's going on with the goblins. When I look about, it seems like we're missing a few goblins, so I do a head t. It seems like we're missing three. I then remember that the lizard had blood around its mouth when it charged into the goblin vilge.
I'm worried that all three of the goblins that were with the spear goblin might have beeen. I suppose, I attempt to verify that... The se I start butchering is the abdomen, and when gut the lizard, removing the stomad iihen cut into its rge stomach away from the meat. Its quite gross, but as I gh the lizard's partially digested stomach, I only find enough parts to make up one goblin. I go ahe chief, and try my best to vey the situation. Thankfully, the numbered rocks from before allow me to get my point auch faster.
The goblin chief gathers all the goblins, and seems to be giving them some kind of speebsp; They don't leave though, so I presume that they're not going out in the darko look for the lost goblins. Not that I bme them, if these lizards are out and about, it has to be quite dangerous. I tichering the lizard, and a handful of goblins tinue cooking. I'm not sure whose house I iently destroyed, but it seems like the goblins have sorted something out, and I see a group of goblins digging a new pit. I suppose I wouldn't want to sleep in a pce where blood coated the walls and floor either. Nice of them to help each other out with the pit building though. It would have been nice if I had that help when I was digging, but back then most of the goblins were afraid of me, and its not like they're as effective as I am at digging, so it's not a big loss.
After some time butchering, the lone moon which was blog out the sus on the horizon, suns still behind it. Now it is officially night time, and I still have quite a bit of lizard to butcher. A lot of the goblins have goo their huts by now, but it seems that a night shift of cooks have been assigo help me. I've recovered a little bit of mana, but it is still a retively small amount pared to what I'd normally be rec. I decide to use what little mana I have to make a ko help carve the rest of the lizard faster.
I don't know how much the kually speeds me up, but its definitely more fortable to use than the spear and wood carving knife. As the night drags on, and I'm getting close to finishing butchering the lizard, a lone goblin stumbles out of the woods, and into the goblin vilge. The goblins that are still awake go and take care of him and give him some food. I'm guessing its one of the two missing goblins gauging from the reas of the goblins that take care of him. Not long after the gobliurns, I finish butchering and finally get the opportunity to get some sleep. It seems like the excess food will be stored on leaves in some of the goblin's huts.
The m, it looks like my mana has finally restored to full. I decide to peek outside before doing any mana work today, just in case. I'm gd that I did, because it looks like the goblins are gathering into groups again. I'm irely sure what is going on, but when the goblin leader sees me, he makes his way over to me. Using the numbered pebbles and some gestures towards the lizard carcass, I get the gist of the situation. It seems like the goblins are going to split introups and go looking for the missing goblin, and I'm being requested to help. I'm given some of the lizard meat from the night before to eat, and it seems like it's beeed at a fire retly. I'm not sure how long the meat will st for, but surely one night will be fine.
I suppose it's another way to get into the good graces of the goblins, so I agree to help. I also feel a little ected to the potential goblin that is missing. It was impossible to tell from the digested corpse which goblin it was in it's stomach, but the goblins that went missihe group I hunted with from the first day, and one of the ohat are missing is the goblin that took i in the numbered stones from before.
We split introups, and head hly in the dire that the group was attacked by the lizard. The goblins with me are all yelling something, which I presume is either the oblin's name, eneric call to get their attention. We tinue on this way for a few hours until we eventually hear a response from a little ways away. I get ready to head over that way, but all the goblins around me seem to be scared for some reason. I've got a bad feeling now, but I lead the way towards where the yelling came from.
As we break through the underbrush, I see the reason why the oblins were scared. There is another of the big lizards looking up a particurly rge tree and hissing. I 't immediately spot the goblin, but my presumption is that it is likely up the tree. Which means we're going to have to kill this lizard to get him to safety. I doubt the oblins are going to be much use in this fight, so I'll have to figure out how to defeat it myself.
Thankfully I've got enough mana to use ah spike this time, so that should help immensely if I use it at the right time. The big issue will be getting to that point without getting injured. I initially try to sneak up on the lizard, but when I'm within about te of it, it turns its attention to me. Well, so much for that pn. I get into a low stance, ready to move as soon as the lizard does. It hisses in its deep tones and snaps its jaw at me a few times. After seeing that I'm not intimidated, it charges at me. I'm gd this one seems to try the same tactics that the first one did.
I deftly dive to the side as it charges ah spike it right through the abdomen. It yells out in pain and smacks me with its tail directly in the chest, flingio a nearby tree. The air is knocked out of me and everything is spinning. After a few moments, I e to my senses, and the lizard is filing on the spike impaling it, still trying to break free. I'm thankful it seems to have pi, although the sudden stop of its momentum seems to have made me misjudge where to dodge, and that's what let the lizard nd the hit oh its tail. My hp is below half now, and my joints ache as I stand up.
I don't know how long the spike is going to hold the lizard in pce, so I o deal as much damage as I in the mean time. I hurry as best my body will take me to the lizard and pick up my spear that I dropped mid unch towards the tree. As I get closer, the lizard struggles more and begins thrashing about. I keep my distance as best I , and begin using the spear to stab at the lizard's limbs. I'm trying to disable it further so that it 't break the spike currently holding it in pbsp; It struggles and fights as I stab at it, but it seems to be rapidly weakening, so I keep stabbing at it until it finally gives in.