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[Newt has definitely not been up all night building salamander-proof enclosures out of spare Null parts so the fact that he sounds both tired and revved up on way too much coffee is just your imagination.]

Two questions, Hadriel. One: Tell me about the cave monsters. What all has crashlanded here before I got here? Specifically, I'm looking for stuff that a person could feasibly, like, catch. Or at least put down and drag into town for some post-mortem studying. This includes stuff that might be a good food source, maybe? I don't know. Depends on what's out there.

[The food source thing is secondary in his mind, but the masses don't need to know that. He's already expecting to catch some flak for this.]

And two: Anyone got some time to help me wrangle some salamanders, at least? I'm thinkin' two should be good. I'd like to grab some other stuff too, but again, depends on what's out there. Gonna start with the salamanders for now.

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[puzzlingly]

「Ryou's answer comes as a huge relief. It held even more important conclusions, despite Atem's own feelings about the matter. There is only one Ring to worry about, only one King of Thieves and definitely, no Zorc...

Yes. He'll definitely take that as a great answer. The Pharaoh can feel his shoulders relax, his issues still his, but those are his own to deal with not Ryou's.

Maybe that's why he opts not to tell him about Bakura, on the other hand, he won't be telling the Thief anything either, why would he? It's not like it's gonna change anything between them.」

I'm glad.

「It comes definitely less tense, a little more amiable. A little more Yugi.
Ryou's tone doesn't go amiss, but for the first time... Atem can't deal with it, he doesn't want to.」

Be careful out there, Ryou. This place can be a little too much at times. If you need help, just ask.

「Hahaha... He knows he won't. He never did.

Maybe this is why Atem is here and not in the Afterlife, he yet again, thinks to himself, he's a little more than rotten in the inside.」