"Yeah, I think we need to make sure no one goes out anywhere alone while we're here. Everyone loves the buddy system, right?"

Sparks grumbles. "And if Kalki's yer measure of whether or not ya should do something, the answer's pretty obvious." He folded his arms sharply. Kalki could jump in right now and end the Calamity, and he'd still hate her for what she did to his best friend.

"I just hope the Empire keeps their nose out of this place. But I got no doubt they'll come pokin' around in here soon enough, now that it's open."