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At this point, you think it's time for you to explain what you've already discovered, and launch into a detailed description of the entity you discovered deep within the terravore's liver—a biomeld of some sort which appeared to be symbiotically attached to the terravore by way of dendritic vines. You recount how you were able to free the entity from the vines, and how it fled from the terravore's depths. You believe that this entity was the cause of the terravore's change in behavior.

All of the researchers stare at you, wide-eyed and incredulous. Sirisana is the first to speak. "So…you've already ventured that deep into the terravore's body? How were you even able to breathe down there? The air is so thin and toxic, I'd only just recently devised a solution—!" She lifts her forearm to show you a small rectangular device fitted with several squirming vines, not unlike the ones you spotted in the liver.

"Wait, look!" Tiella suddenly says, pointing at your leg. The rest of the researchers present gasp in astonishment. You look down and only then notice the dendritic vine that had surreptitiously crawled up your body, wrapping itself loosely around your calf and shin.

"Well, would you look at that," Sirisana says. "I guess we had nothing to worry about, after all!"

Complete the CALLED TO THE OUTPOST mission. Each Ranger soothes 2 fatigue. Gain the Symbiotic Dendrite reward card. If you HAD A DENDRIDIC VISION, continue:

That's not all, you go on to say. You describe the vision that was conferred upon you by the vines after you approached them and were enveloped by them. Though you're not exactly sure what—if anything—the vision meant, you feel confident that the terravore has not only slowed, but returned to its original course.

"That's incredible," Tiella says. "So, the vines not only connected with your physiology, but formed some kind of…cognitive link with you. I wish I could have seen it for myself!"

"As do I," Sirisana chimes in. "I'm very curious where these vines might have come from. We will have to look into that. In the meantime, thank you for everything you've done. You may not have set out to save the outpost, but you wound up doing just that. We are in your debt."

With the problem pre-emptively solved, you can be on your way or continue exploring the terravore further.