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The Savage Caves: Original Story by T.H. Lain A Fan-Fiction Reimagining: Walthus Proudstump Epilogue           Tazerg stood before the Spider Mother, the amulet around his neck feeling much heavier than he’d expected it to. The massive spider’s eight eyes drank him in and though Tazerg did feel fear looking into those empty eyes, he also felt comfort. The Spider Mother and her brood were never cruel or vicious. They just were. Not like the bugbears; killing, hurting for pleasure. Tazerg was happy they were dead - proud that his blow had killed Rezrek and that all but one of the bugbears suffered. They were not goblins, nor were they the kind hu-mans with their strange pink flesh. But he’d never need to worry about them again.           He turned back to regard the great beast before him.           The goblin was happy she’d not lost too many of her children and that the amulet was back where it be...

The Savage Caves: Original Story by T.H. Lain A Fan-Fiction Reimagining: Walthus Proudstump Chapter 22           “So, you’re naked.” Lidda looked Naull up and down, careful to mostly avoid the bits that might make someone uncomfortable if they were being stared at. Mostly. Naull was an attractive woman - for a human , Lidda thought. Regdar and Jozan both seemed equally uncertain about the mage’s nudity; neither had looked directly at her as they’d all come together after the death of the bugbear leader Rezrek. His body still lay against the cavern floor where it fell, growing just as cold as the stone beneath him. The handle of the stone dagger still protruded from his ruined eye socket and Lidda had to avoid this as much as she could. She’d always had a thing about eyes. Tazerg was talking to the other goblins, much faster than Lidda could keep up. She’d get small pieces and then lose them almost immediately. After a minute or two she’d given up, roll...