The mines beneath Shadowport branched out for miles, intersecting at times with natural caves and vertical crevasses. The route that Milo normally took to travel downwards to Harry's ‘basement’ area connected with many small dead ends and cracks in the rock. Milo had explored some, mostly by getting lost. Now he was climbing upwards in one he'd found earlier. It ended in a small cave after he travelled fifty feet straight up. It was just what he needed right now: close to the city, but where no one would find him.

He needed time to think and make decisions. In the small cave he set up his camp. A tarp and two sticks counted as a tent. He lit a campfire made from a bit of coal and scrap wood, then recovered his Ring of the Swiss Army from his Smugglers Stash. He also laid out the Bone Runed Cowl and Shadowblight. The ring still worked fine, but the other two items seemed dormant. He himself might be partially fixed, but he wasn't able to do magic yet.

With his meagre camp constructed, he was able to summon his watch lizard. Georgie was happy to see him after such a long time. He demanded some of Milo's attention and a treat before he worked his way around the cave, catching all the millipedes, spiders, and other small bugs with his long tongue. Milo watched the mighty hunter clean up the camp while he put out his fondue pot and melted some slices of cheese into it. His belly was telling him to just put ALL the cheese into it NOW. It was a struggle, but he ignored it. After the cheese was melted, he broke up a loaf of stale bread and dipped pieces into it with his knife. It was a slower process, but enjoyable. It made the little bit of cheese last longer.

Then it was time to get to work. He began by organizing the messages from the system. Some of them seemed so old now. A lot had happened in such a short period of time.

Reminder: You still have 47 Core Skill Points and 12,500 Experience to allocate to skills. An equal amount will be allocated to corresponding stats. You must spend these before moving to Tier 2