Bonnie didn’t argue and went to work with a smile on her face. Jason, as broken as he was, just whimpered during the last few seconds he had the ability to do so until Bonnie slowly and deliberately sawed his head off from the throat to the spine. The twice removal of his leg had left him more of a husk than a person, and the final stretch didn’t reignite enough tortured life in him to even elicit a scream.

“So, what is the condition you need for that meal?” the spider asked while using two of her arms to clean the excess blood from the sides of her mouth.

“I’m going to need you to work with me to protect something. I plan on taking over this land, and once I have done that, I’ll need to make sure that others, people like me, can’t just waltz right through here,” Lucas explained. “I will, of course, help make sure that no one will be able to beat you as easily as we did. In exchange, I’ll need you to eat all the people who come through here.”

“So . . . you want me to stay here and just eat people?” She raised her right four eyes in an expression that was similar to how a human might raise her eyebrows, tilting her head to achieve the act. “I planned on doing that already, but I can’t eat people. I’m terrible at it. I’ve tried, but everyone always just attacks my webs”—she pointed with three arms at a single one of the giant strands—“and I am defeated.”

“That’s why you’re going to need to do more than just stay here. I’m going to need you to obey every one of my commands,” Lucas said. “From here on out, I need you to consider yourself as my guard dog, my personal property. Do that, and I’ll make sure you know how well I can feed my pets. Fail to follow even a single instruction”—he cast Earth Spike and the spider, who had been slowly approaching him after her meal, quickly backed up—“and I’ll make you wish that you had only suffered as much as the Dwarf did.

NPC Jason has died within your party. He will not respawn. All those with quests related to Jason will automatically fail. Those who knew that he went with you will now believe you are responsible for his death.
A new NPC has been created in Hesse.

The spider cowered, lowering its head. “Fine,” she conceded. “I’ll be your dog. Just make sure you supply a doghouse. If you truly take over this place, I’ll work for you.”