Let us return our focus to Guru Mountain.
Our heroes have been off the grid for quite some time now, captured on the mountain by a mysterious man of few words. However, our protagonist didn't feel his situation was particularly dire. In fact, he held great respect for his captor, the mysterious man who, every now and then, would present him with some novel trinket he'd never seen before. This made him feel incredibly fulfilled. Nevertheless, the heroes' absence from the main storyline is noticeable, and many readers may have forgotten about them.
But our protagonist had not forgotten his mission. He was currently engaging in a lively, rambling conversation with his companions.
Our naive Igor was animatedly chewing on Thorny Roots from the Rubber Leaf Bowl, cheeks puffed out, spit flying, clearly engrossed in his story.
