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(Amid rubble and hot-sticks at the food of the stairs, Spondule and Navichet stand, with an array of acolytes behind them. Their hands are still bound, but the two are no longer tied together. Acolyte 2 stands directly behind them. Their bike and luggage is to one side of the base of the stairs. They watch as Xundítriggar walks down the stairs to them)

XUNDÍTRIGGAR: My 2 new acolytes. You join me. You enter into the body of my subjects. My children. You, my acolytes, work to bring my god and my known world to me. Else I will kill you. At once. Your blood upon this dirt.