Ethan moved on his way to the auction house, planning to grab some gear for his rogue alt. Just as he was about to start browsing, a message popped up from Skyblade.
Skyblade: "Ethan, you're finally online! Where are you?"
Ethan quickly replied, "At home. Don't worry, I'm fine. I got stuck in a special zone, locked out of everything."
He figured it was because he'd entered that unique map, which had cut off all his systems. External calls couldn't get through either, so Leo and the others must have thought he'd gone AWOL. As soon as he teleported back, his comms lit up with dozens of missed calls.
Skyblade: "Oh, by the way, while you were gone, we took down Marcus Skeiner!"
Ethan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? How'd that go?"
Skyblade eagerly launched into the story, and Ethan couldn't help but laugh. Meatball's curse had been absolutely brutal.
"Anyway," Ethan said, "gather the crew and meet me at the guild hall later. I've got a bunch of high-tier skill books to hand out."
