Embers in the Garden

Oh! A human, all the way out here? Come, sit by the fire. The benches are a little crooked, but they're dry.

I'm Tamya. I keep this camp for Jaime the Wandering Explorer. He brings me news from the surface, and I keep the fire lit for anyone who passes through. It's a fair trade.

The trouble is the Duskmanders. They love warmth, and they crawl all the way up from there to curl around my fire pit. Last night one of them chewed through a bench!

Could you thin them out for me? 60 should be enough to make the rest think twice.

Thank you! You'll find plenty of Duskmanders in there and there. Come back and warm up when you're done.

You're back, and not a single scorch mark on you! The camp's been quiet since you left.

Here, take these. Travelers who keep my fire safe never leave empty-handed.

...Can I tell you something? I don't often get to talk to anyone out here.