The group makes its way out of the caverns and up through the mausoleum without issue. The walk home is as uneventful. When the group no longer sees the loch, tensions relax. Soon you happen upon an community well and are able to fill your waterskins and take rest, drinking some much needed water. Atarin gets a drink and also washes his face, combs his hair and starts looking a bit more academic.
You walk at a pace that suits the old man, guarding his way back to Praern. Once in town he pays you each 10gp - "Let's say it's a week earned. Now I assume you have to report to the Adventurer's Guild and tithe your findings - perhaps you found gold in that place that my team could not?" - he smiles, in reference to the flute. Please, take this - he palms Herja another 10 gold coins. Get a hot meal and a room in White Oak Square, it's a district of Praern that I find pleasant. It's mostly shops and cobblers - get yourself a pair of new boots! There's a great tavern there, the Gray Mule.
It will take me a few weeks to work out what happens next in regard to the Cathla den. I will look for you if I am allowed to return there, if you still need the work! Fairwell for now, at least, and thank you for rescuing me!"
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