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Inspecting the offered supplies closely, Rhysi looked at them closely, frowning all the while. After a bit, she finally straightened and stated, “Acceptable.”

Itztenoch had been sent back to Earth several hours earlier, but Rhysi decided she would stay overnight and inspect several affected areas the next day. There was also still a great deal of both the flora and fauna of this wonder, Halle. Its knight had thankfully been amenable if a little…fussy. Apparently the beasts of this region were not to be dissected or experimented upon. Which was really not Rhysi’s general area of research, but she felt a little upset to be denied despite that.

Watching the young human male retreat into the confines of his rustic cottage, Rhysi shook her head. What a wasted chance for the Knight to observe the forest and any potential storms closely. The flowering forest was truly an excellent environment to showcase examples of rapid aging and destruction in the storms’ aftermaths, dense as it was with both flora and native fauna. The effects within urban parks of Destiny City were nowhere near so obvious.

The timing of her and Itztenoch’s visit was also rather ideal, though it hadn’t seemed so initially. It’d taken hours of pleasantly warm and bright daytime for the first storm to arrive. But the wonder had provided much to scan and observe, even the host didn’t seem especially appreciative of this, particularly after the second hour and her insistence that they enter an underground area he’d mentioned. He’d been interestingly protective of the area in a way that made her think he was hiding valuable resources below. Unfortunately, scanning the area yielded nothing of the sort.

Checking the skies and finding them sadly clear, Rhysi entered her tent for the evening, pulling out several pieces of electronics and her tool box from subspace. If it was to be a quiet night, she’d spend it productively. A half hour nap would do as her rest further into the night. Recently she’d begin testing human energy drinks, and the results had been mostly satisfying.

The morning was very calm and clear, which, for Rhysi’s purposes, would hopefully mean a very clear set of comparisons when she measured energy output and the state of areas that had seemed positively affected by yesterday’s storm. That and her rather indulgent 45 minutes of deep sleep state left her in a good enough mood to smile at the knight. She even accepted the offering of food to go with her breakfast of energy drinks.

It looked rather novel, like an avian nest of sorts, including yellow blobs with eyes. Chicks? Well, they were looking up at her was she drove a fork through its body and tried a bite that including a piece of each component. It was extremely, intensely, almost painfully sweet. The textures were inconsistent to the point of being exciting.

“This is delicious,” Rhysi intoned, staring down at the plate and impressed enough to use two extra words to describe it.

With a shrug, Rhysi answered, “Maybe.” At the very least, no more storms would mean such areas would slow in their propagation. Though perhaps their condition may still spread. Perhaps she should visit again after the battery was taken over by the vanguard.

“Lunch?” The question was met with one that looked very surprised. Rhysi chose to interpret this as one of pleasure at her company and a readiness to meet her demands.