Damon Grimm wrote:
"Sosiel, what do you know of these demon swarms? Is it common for them to gather in such great numbers together?" Damon asked the advisor most knowledgeable about the Demons they are facing.
Sosiel pondered things for minute and just observed the ever-moving cloud of vermin, "I think I have an idea, but it's Aron who needs to see this." He quickly called the young scout.
Aron nodded and spat on the ground even as he shivered at the sight of the countless insects, "I've dealt with these before and was lucky enough to have served with a very wise wizard. He said that if the swarm was unusually large, it implied the presence of a vescavor queen nearby. These large monsters typically lie at the heart of an underground complex, where they spend months repeatedly spawning ravenous swarms before exiting the caves to hunt and seek a new lair."
Aron continued, "When a vescavor queen is deep in her spawning, the surrounding area becomes inundated with the swarms, as we see now."
Sosiel nodded, "That's what I thought. So if the queen can be found and slain, the swarms will quickly dissipate, allowing us to move onward toward Drezen."
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A few more minutes identified several large holes in the dry riverbed from the swarms entered and exited the underground. The 'holes' became free of the vermin every few minutes as the swarms gathered above ground.
Aron pointed to a 5-foot hole about 80 feet away, "There. That seems like a way to get under this mess and see what's underneath."
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