Karl stood at the top of the temple, and looked down into the half empty pool of black energy where Cara was napping peacefully, mumbling about loot and cupcakes in her sleep.
Of all the things that he expected to find at the top of the temple, Cara was not one of them. It was clear that she hadn't taken any trials, and she had been here the whole time, just watching. The pile of cloth bags that the kitchen staff kept the snacks in told him that much.
Karl sent the empty bags back to the Guild Store inventory, so they could be cleaned and reused, then placed his hand on the stone plinth at the top of the stairs he had arrived from.
{Congratulations. Maximum Reward Achieved. Calculating}
{Status Optimized. Adjusting Interface.}
Karl wasn't sure what that was about, but suddenly, there was a wealth of new information available in his System Interface, including icons for his group members, which were all currently in a yellow status.
